Photo #: ISS026-E-33647 Date: Mar. 2011Geographic Region: JAPAN
Feature: SUNGLINT, NARUSE R., MATSUSHIMA AIRPORT LOCATION
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Photo #: ISS026-E-33647 Date: Mar. 2011 Geographic Region: JAPAN Feature: SUNGLINT, NARUSE R., MATSUSHIMA AIRPORT LOCATION |
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| Tsunami Damage to Japanese Coast On March 13, 2011, flood waters lingered along the Japanese coast north and east of Sendai in the aftermath of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. An astronaut on the International Space Station took this photograph of Higashimatsushima from an altitude of 220 miles (350 kilometers). Both agricultural fields and settled areas are submerged by muddy water, while the crisscrossing runways at Matsushima Airport are surrounded. The March 11 earthquake caused severe damage to oil refineries, some of which caught fire. In the aftermath, oil floated on the surface of Ishinomaki Bay. In this photo, sunglint--the mirror-like reflection of the Sun on the ocean's surface--highlights the oil slicks; oil smooths the surface and makes the water more reflective. In this image, patches of oil tend to appear lighter than oil-free areas. Other phenomena, however, can lighten the water's appearance, especially close to the shore. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 214k |
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| Mission: | ISS026 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 33647 |
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| Geographical Name: | JAPAN |
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| Features: | SUNGLINT, NARUSE R., MATSUSHIMA AIRPORT LOCATION |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 38.4N x 141.2E |
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| Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 10 |
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| Camera:: | N2 |
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| Camera Tilt: | 43 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 800 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | S | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
| Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Orbit Number: | 2577 |
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| Date: | 20110313 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 014444 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 41.2N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 140.9E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 159 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 184 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 44 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | COAST |
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| Water Views: | BAY, OCEAN, SUNGLINT |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | AIRPORT |
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| City Views: | ISHINOMAKI |
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