![]() ![]() Geographic Region: UKRAINE Feature: KREMENCHUGSKOYE RES.,AGR |
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NM21-769-014 Kremenchugsk Reservoir, Ukraine Summer 1996 The prominent sugar beet agricultural region surrounding the Kremenchugsk Reservoir in the western Ukraine can be seen in this east-northeast-looking view. The Kremenchugsk Reservoir is part of the Dnieper, a 1430-mile (2300 km) long river. The city of Kremenchug a major industrial city thanks to the hydroelectric power generated by the dam and waters of the reservoir is located below the dam (near right center of the image). On the reservoir's southwest bank near the bottom left of the image is the city of Cherkassy with important chemical-fiber and fertilizer industries. The city is a major transportation hub in the Ukraine for this sugar beet and tobacco-growing region. The darker-colored areas seen near the bottom of the image are timber-growing regions. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 397k |
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Mission: | NM21 |
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Roll - Frame: | 769 - 14 |
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Geographical Name: | UKRAINE |
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Features: | KREMENCHUGSKOYE RES.,AGR |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 49.5N x 32.5E |
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Film Exposure: | N | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 0 |
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Camera:: | HB |
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Camera Tilt: | LO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | E | 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: | |
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Date: | 19960709 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | GMT HHMMSS |
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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 |
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Space Craft Altitude: | nautical miles |
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Sun Elevation: | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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Land Views: | PLAIN |
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Water Views: | RESERVOIR, RIVER |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE, DAM |
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City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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