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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS026-42-23 Date: Oct. 1988
Geographic Region: SUDAN
Feature: JEBEL MARRA


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STS026-042-023 Jebel Marra, Sudan October 1988
The volcanic Jebel Marra, located in west-central Sudan near the border of Chad, separates the Nile River and Lake Chad basins. The south- and southeast-flowing drainage from the mountains eventually empties into the Nile River; the west-flowing drainage empties into the Lake Chad basin. This mountainous area is a transition zone between the arid Libyan Desert to the north and the semiarid (savanna) landscape to the south. Several of the higher ridge lines of this range exceed 10 000 feet (3050 meters). The most obvious feature of the Jebel Marra is the Deriba caldera, which measures 3 miles (5 kilometers) in diameter and has one of its peaks rising almost 10 000 feet (3050 meters) above sea level. Geologists estimate that this volcano had its last major eruption in 2000 B.C. The volcanic plateau that formed outward for many miles from the Deriba caldera--especially to the southeast--shows deeply dissected volcanic rocks that present a formidable barrier to land travel through this region of Sudan.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 123k
Mission: STS026  
Roll - Frame: 42 - 23
Geographical Name: SUDAN  
Features: JEBEL MARRA  
Center Lat x Lon: 13.0N x 24.5E
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: NV   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
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: 30  
 
Date: 19881001   YYYYMMDD
Time: 114451   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 14.9N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 25.2E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 234   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 166   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 60   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: MOUNTAIN, VOLCANO, DESERT  
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