Photo #: STS047-85-92 Date: Sep. 1992Geographic Region: CANARY ISLANDS
Feature: LA PALMA I,ISLAND WAKE
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Photo #: STS047-85-92 Date: Sep. 1992 Geographic Region: CANARY ISLANDS Feature: LA PALMA I,ISLAND WAKE |
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| STS047-085-092 La Palma Island, Canary Islands September 1992 Volcanic, mountainous La Palma, covering 280 square miles (725 square kilometers), dominates this east-looking, low-oblique photograph. The large caldera near the center of the island is the remains of the collapsed, extinct Roque de los Muchachos Volcano. Tourism and agriculture are the major industries; sugar cane is the main agricultural crop, but other crops include bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, and tobacco. Irrigation is important, especially in the coastal and lowland regions where rainfall is minimal. Industrial development is limited on the island by the lack of water. Santa Cruz de la Palma, the chief city and port, is located on the eastern side of the island. Because of predominating eastern winds and ocean currents, an island wake is discernible on the western side of the island. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 83k |
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| Mission: | STS047 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 85 - 92 |
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| Geographical Name: | CANARY ISLANDS |
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| Features: | LA PALMA I,ISLAND WAKE |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 28.5N x 18W |
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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: | 30 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | 24 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | SE | 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: | 14 |
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| Date: | 19920913 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 100536 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 29.1N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 19.1W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 112 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 166 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 40 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | ISLAND, VOLCANO, CRATER, COAST, FOREST |
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| Water Views: | OCEAN, ISLAND WAKE |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA |
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| City Views: | |
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