Earth from Space - Image Information


LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS040-72-23 Date: Jun. 1991
Geographic Region: USA-MISSOURI
Feature: ST. LOUIS,AFLD,MS. R,MO. R.


IMAGE
 
STS040-072-023 Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. June 1991
The Saint Louis metropolitan area, the Mississippi River, and the Missouri River are prominent in this near-vertical-looking photograph. The runways of Saint Louis Lambert International Airport are pictured near the center of the photograph, while agricultural field patterns surround the metropolitan area and are especially pronounced in the floodplains of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers north of the city. This photograph was taken before the devastating floods that occurred in the spring and summer of 1993 (reference STS-058-088-060 taken after the floods). Major features perceptible in this photograph include numerous major highway systems and interchanges traversing the city; bridges crossing both the Mississippi River and the Missouri River; and oxbow-shaped Horseshoe Lake in Illinois, east of downtown Saint Louis. The Saint Louis area, a major commercial and industrial center, was famous in the 19th century as a major inland port and supply center. The city was considered the "Gateway to the West" for pioneers intent on settling lands west of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 211k
Mission: STS040  
Roll - Frame: 72 - 23
Geographical Name: USA-MISSOURI  
Features: ST. LOUIS,AFLD,MS. R,MO. R.  
Center Lat x Lon: 38.7N x 90.4W
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 0
 
Camera:: HB
 
Camera Tilt: 11   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: SW   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: 19  
 
Date: 19910606   YYYYMMDD
Time: 164243   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 39.1N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 90.1W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 129   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 156   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 66   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: VALLEY  
Water Views: RIVER  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: AIRPORT, AGRICULTURE, URBAN AREA  
City Views: ST. LOUIS  

Associated Photos in Sequence:

IMAGEPhoto #: STS040-72-23 ** Currently displayed photo **
Description: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AREA-1991; LAND PATTERNS BEFORE 1993 SUMMER FLOOD
Sequence ID: 4A

IMAGEPhoto #: STS062-81-2
Description: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AREA-1994; LAND PATTERNS AFTER 1993 SUMMER FLOOD
Sequence ID: 4B



NASA
Home Page
JSC
Home Page
JSC Digital
Image Collection
Earth Science &
Remote Sensing

NASA meatball logo
This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Earth Science & Remote Sensing Unit, ARES Division, Exploration Integration Science Directorate.
ESRS logo