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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS047-75-82 Date: Sep. 1992
Geographic Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Feature: KURIL I.,ATLASOVA ISLAND


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STS047-075-082 Atlasova Island, Kuril Islands, Russia September 1992
This low-oblique, southwest-looking photograph of Atlasova Island shows the classic radial drainage pattern seen in most stratovolcanoes. Atlasova Island is located at the northern end of the Kuril Islands arc about 60 miles (95 kilometers) west of the southern tip of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. This island's summit reaches 7675 feet (2340 meters) above sea level, making it the highest point in the Kuril chain. The other land visible in this photograph is the northern end of Paramushir Island, another volcanic island in the Kuril archipelago. The Kuril Islands are a continuation of the volcanic mountains of Kamchatka Peninsula to the north and the Japanese islands to the south. (Refer to STS-068-231-054 for a view of other Kuril Islands, including Onekotan Island.)


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 94k
Mission: STS047  
Roll - Frame: 75 - 82
Geographical Name: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
Features: KURIL I.,ATLASOVA ISLAND  
Center Lat x Lon: 51.0N x 155.5E
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 10
 
Camera:: HB
 
Camera Tilt: 18   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?: Y   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number: 42  
 
Date: 19920915   YYYYMMDD
Time: 044032   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 51.7N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 156.1E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 236   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 171   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 27   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: ISLAND, VOLCANO, COAST, CRATER, MOUNTAIN  
Water Views: SEA, ISLAND WAKE  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views:  
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