Photo #: NM23-721-551 Date: Apr. 1997Geographic Region: BRAZIL
Feature: SALVADOR
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Photo #: NM23-721-551 Date: Apr. 1997 Geographic Region: BRAZIL Feature: SALVADOR |
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| NM23-721-551 Salvador, All Saints Bay, Brazil Winter/Spring 1997 The first formally established settlement in Brazil, the city of Salvador, is located on the tip of the peninsula. All Saints Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, provides a protected harbor to the city. Salvador is divided into an upper city, which is built along a cliff overlooking the bay, and a lower city, which extends from the foot of the cliff westward to the bay. The upper and lower cities are connected by elevators, cable cars, and graded roads. Salvador is the commercial center of the Reconcavo, a major agricultural area, and a major shipping center for the Cacao district to the south. Food processing is one of the leading industries in the city. Salvador is also a leading and fashionable tourist center. Because of an influx of black African slaves, the area is noted for its African heritage in music, dance, folk customs, and cuisine. The lighter tan-colored region to the north-northeast of Salvador is a major oil field. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 313k |
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| Mission: | NM23 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 721 - 551 |
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| Geographical Name: | BRAZIL |
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| Features: | SALVADOR |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 13S x 38.5W |
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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: | 5 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
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| Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
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| 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: | 19970403 | 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: | COAST, ESCARPMENT, HILL |
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| Water Views: | BAY |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA, DRILLING |
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| City Views: | SALVADOR |
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