Photo #: ISS052-E-45458 Date: Aug. 2017 Geographic Region: MONGOLIA Feature: EASTERN SAYAN MOUNTAINS |
Eastern Sayan Mountains An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this long lens photograph of part of the Eastern Sayan Mountains in northern Mongolia. Shadows are cast on the mountain faces as the sun sets in the west and darkens the adjacent valleys. Lower elevations are indicated by taiga forests while snow covers mountain tops mostly bare of vegetation. The mountains are largely uninhabited; the closest mapped town is approximately 93 kilometers (58 miles) from image center. The region has served as a crossroads for journeyers and traders between Mongolia and Russia for centuries. According to the Koppen Climate Classification, the region is classified as Dwc- snow with dry winters and cool summers. With slight fluctuations in temperature, snow melt and occasional precipitation travels down the mountain sides and into tributaries on the low river valley. These tributaries flow east, approximately 149 kilometers (155 miles), before emptying into Lake Khuvsgul, the largest fresh water lake in Mongolia by volume. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 536k |
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Mission: | ISS052 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 45458 |
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Geographical Name: | MONGOLIA |
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Features: | EASTERN SAYAN MOUNTAINS |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 51.0N x 98.1E |
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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:: | N6 |
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Camera Tilt: | 02 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 1150 |
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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: | |
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Date: | 20170812 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 090411 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 51.1N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 98.1E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 249 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 213 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 35 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | MOUNTAIN, VALLEY |
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Water Views: | LAKE, RIVER |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | |
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City Views: | WINTERS |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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