![]() ![]() Geographic Region: FRANCE Feature: GIRONDE RIVER, BORDEAUX |
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STS047-110-109 Bordeaux, France September 1992 Bordeaux, with a population of approximately 250 000, is apparent in this near-vertical, infrared photograph. Bordeaux, a commercial seaport and industrial city, is located approximately 13 miles (20 kilometers) south of the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, both of which are bridged in several places (visible in photograph). The widened watercourse of the two merged rivers is known as the Gironde as it flows westward toward the coast of France. Bordeaux is noted for its red and white wines that are produced from the many vineyards in the area. The infrared film helps to identify cultivated field patterns (light red), forested areas (dark red), and urban Bordeaux with its adjacent smaller towns (blue-gray). |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 173k |
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Mission: | STS047 |
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Roll - Frame: | 110 - 109 |
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Geographical Name: | FRANCE |
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Features: | GIRONDE RIVER, BORDEAUX |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 45.0N x 0.5W |
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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: | 18 | 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?: | Y | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
Orbit Number: | 61 |
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Date: | 19920916 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 090805 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 45.9N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 0.5W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 128 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 168 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 33 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | FOREST, PLAIN |
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Water Views: | RIVER, ESTUARY |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA, AGRICULTURE |
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City Views: | BORDEAUX |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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