Photo #: ISS059-E-36214 Date: Apr. 2019 Geographic Region: MEXICO Feature: BAHIA TODOS LOS SANTOS, PENINSULA |
Punta Banda, Baja California This photograph, taken by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station, captures a short section of coastline on the west coast of Baja California, Mexico. Small developed areas are interspersed among sections of farmland in a valley bounded by minor mountain ranges. The city of Ensenada, a major port and tourist destination, lies just beyond the bottom left corner of the image. The fishing industry is an integral part of the economy for this region. Pacific Bluefin tuna is one of the important species locally. A series of fish farming pens also appear along the east side of the peninsula. (The inset image offers a zoomed look at one of the aquaculture facilities.) Punta Banda Peninsula reaches out to form the southern limit of Todos Santos Bay (All Saints Bay). The temperate conditions that make this region productive for fishing also provide attractive conditions for Pacific gray whales as they migrate south from their feeding grounds to give birth in the protected bays and estuaries of Baja California. The lagoon (image center) and the bay coastline have been affected by erosion in recent years due to a combination of natural processes, a reduced sediment supply to the bay and, increasingly, urban growth and increased tourism. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 457k |
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Mission: | ISS059 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 36214 |
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Geographical Name: | MEXICO |
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Features: | BAHIA TODOS LOS SANTOS, PENINSULA |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 31.7N x 116.6W |
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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: | 42 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 800 |
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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: | 20190427 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 200603 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 34.5N |
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Nadir Lon: | 118.3W |
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Sun Azimuth: | 191 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 219 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 69 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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