Photo #: STS048-77-46 Date: Sep. 1991Geographic Region: NAMIBIA
Feature: BRANDBERG MTN.
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Photo #: STS048-77-46 Date: Sep. 1991 Geographic Region: NAMIBIA Feature: BRANDBERG MTN. |
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| STS048-077-046 Brandberg Structure, Namibia September 1991 The oval Brandberg structure, a large intrusive igneous formation in west-central Namibia, approximately 45 miles (70 kilometers) from the Atlantic Ocean, has an average diameter of approximately 15 miles (25 kilometers) and an elevation of 8445 feet (2575 meters) above sea level. Bordering the structure on the west is a thin strip of the Namib Desert, and bordering on the east is an extensive plateau (reddish-brown area) that appears also to be volcanic in origin, as does the darker area to the north-northwest, across which the westward-flowing Ugab River can be traced easily. The tans and brownish-yellows show a variety of sandy surfaces. Tin and tungsten are mined in this region of Namibia. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 158k |
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| Mission: | STS048 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 77 - 46 |
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| Geographical Name: | NAMIBIA |
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| Features: | BRANDBERG MTN. |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 21S x 14.5E |
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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: | 23 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | NW | 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: | 55 |
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| Date: | 19910916 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 131239 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 22.8S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 15.8E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 266 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 307 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 31 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | DESERT, FAULT, MOUNTAIN |
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