Photo #: STS036-74-75 Date: Mar. 1990 Geographic Region: IRAN Feature: PERSIAN GULF |
STS036-074-075 Wetlands of the Middle East--Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait March 1990 The northern end of the Persian Gulf provides a sharp contrast to the arid-looking wetlands of northeast Kuwait (Bubiyan Island), the narrow corridor of Iraq, and the west-southwest marshes of Iran. The delta of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers has suffered substantial environmental changes because of drainage, pollution, and urban and industrial development. Water normally supplied to the region has been diverted for irrigation and domestic and industrial consumption; wetlands have been drained for agriculture and industrial purposes; and the construction of dams has decreased the amount of fresh water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, resulting in small quantities of silt being deposited in the delta of these once mighty rivers. The boundaries for Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran are not easily distinguishable in this photograph. The large dark area in Iran appears to be a freshwater marsh. Because natural materials are used for construction, the few towns and villages within the delta area tend to blend with the natural environment. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 115k |
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Mission: | STS036 |
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Roll - Frame: | 74 - 75 |
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Geographical Name: | IRAN |
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Features: | PERSIAN GULF |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 30.0N x 49.0E |
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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: | 28 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | W | 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: | 65 |
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Date: | 19900304 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 073508 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 29.8N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 50.0E |
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: | 115 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 49 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | COAST, PLAIN, DESERT |
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Water Views: | RIVER, DELTA, GULF, SEDIMENT, INLET |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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