Photo #: ISS053-E-127736 Date: Oct. 2017 Geographic Region: QATAR Feature: DOHA, MAN-MADE ISLAND, PERSIAN GULF |
The Pearl-Qatar An astronaut flying aboard the International Space Station took this long lens photograph of part of Doha, the capital city of Qatar, located on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. The Pearl-Qatar, a man-made island spanning approximately 1.5 square kilometers (0.6 square miles), extends from the mainland and is among the first properties in Qatar that can be owned by non-Qataris. Deep canals have been cut around the islands, and they lead out into the Persian Gulf. (Click here to see an image of yachts lining the canal at night.) The Pearl-Qatar infrastructure was built to resemble a string of pearls in recognition of the historical pearl-diving sites upon which the island complex is built. The proposal of the artificial islands started in 2004 and construction is expected to end in 2018 with ten precincts, 31 towering buildings, and 4,700 apartments. With more than 2 million inhabitants, Doha is a center of economic activity for the region. The city will host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, the first time the soccer tournament will be held in the Middle East. With this large population and a push for tourism comes challenges in finding sustainable supplies of drinking water. Qatar has an arid desert climate with hot, long summers (March to September), and annual rainfall is scarce and unpredictable. The Doha Groundwater Basin sits below the city and is mainly used for irrigation. In consequence, the city is turning to desalination of sea water to supply potable water to residents. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 559k |
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Mission: | ISS053 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 127736 |
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Geographical Name: | QATAR |
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Features: | DOHA, MAN-MADE ISLAND, PERSIAN GULF |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 25.4N x 51.5E |
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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:: | N8 |
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Camera Tilt: | 04 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 1600 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | SE | 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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Date: | 20171023 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 125130 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 25.6N |
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Nadir Lon: | 51.3E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 250 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 217 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 14 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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