Photo #: STS040-72-23 Date: Jun. 1991 Geographic Region: USA-MISSOURI Feature: ST. LOUIS,AFLD,MS. R,MO. R. |
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 |
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Mission: | STS040 |
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Roll - Frame: | 72 - 23 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-MISSOURI |
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Features: | ST. LOUIS,AFLD,MS. R,MO. R. |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 38.7N x 90.4W |
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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: | 11 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Water Views: | RIVER |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AIRPORT, AGRICULTURE, URBAN AREA |
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City Views: | ST. LOUIS |
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Associated Photos in Sequence: Photo #: STS040-72-23 ** Currently displayed photo ** Description: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AREA-1991; LAND PATTERNS BEFORE 1993 SUMMER FLOOD Sequence ID: 4A Photo #: STS062-81-2 Description: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AREA-1994; LAND PATTERNS AFTER 1993 SUMMER FLOOD Sequence ID: 4B |
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