Photo #: STS026-41-58 Date: Oct. 1988Geographic Region: EGYPT
Feature: NILE RIVER, LUXOR BEND
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Photo #: STS026-41-58 Date: Oct. 1988 Geographic Region: EGYPT Feature: NILE RIVER, LUXOR BEND |
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| STS026-041-058 Valley of the Kings, Southern Egypt October 1988 Arid landforms comprise much of this nearly vertical view of a portion of the Nile River. These desert landforms include eroded valleys and wadis (watercourses). The fertile and highly productive green Nile River Valley stands out in marked contrast to the tan desert landscape on either side. This part of the Nile Valley varies in width from 4 to 9 miles (6 to 14 kilometers). Near the southern edge of this photograph, the city of Luxor can be ascertained along the eastern bank of the Nile. The narrow, linear runways of the airport are visible on the edge of the desert east of the city. This particular bend in the Nile River is the home of many historical points of interest--Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Temple of Luxor, Tomb of Tutankhamen, and Necropolis of Thebes. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 157k |
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| Mission: | STS026 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 41 - 58 |
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| Geographical Name: | EGYPT |
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| Features: | NILE RIVER, LUXOR BEND |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 26.0N 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: | 24 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | S | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
| Stereo?: | N | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
| Orbit Number: | 28 |
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| Date: | 19881001 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 083321 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 27.2N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 33.0E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 150 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 171 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 55 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | VALLEY, DESERT, HILL |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE |
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| City Views: | |
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