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LOCATION Direction Photo #: NM21-766-79 Date: Jul. 1996
Geographic Region: USA-MASSACHUSETTS
Feature: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS B.


IMAGE
 
NM21-766-079 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Winter 1995-1996
Apparent in this near-vertical photograph are Boston and surrounding communities. Situated at the head of Boston Bay at the mouths of the Mystic and Charles Rivers, Boston is the largest city in New England. A major financial and cultural center, Boston is also a leading port, an important fishing center, and the greatest wool market in the United States. The city and surrounding area are rich in history, especially the American Revolutionary War period. Visible are the runways of Logan International Airport (center), major transportation arteries radiating outward from the central city, and Massachusetts Bay.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 383k
Mission: NM21  
Roll - Frame: 766 - 79
Geographical Name: USA-MASSACHUSETTS  
Features: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS B.  
Center Lat x Lon: 42.5N x 71W
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 5
 
Camera:: HB
 
Camera Tilt: LO   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: N   The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?: Y   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:  
 
Date: 19960705   YYYYMMDD
Time:   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:   nautical miles
Sun Elevation:   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:  
Water Views: BAY  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: URBAN AREA, AIRPORT  
City Views: BOSTON  

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