Photo #: STS051-82-64 Date: Sep. 1993 Geographic Region: AUSTRALIA-Q Feature: HAMILTON,DIAMANTINA RIVS |
STS051-082-064 Diamantina River, Queensland, Australia September 1993 The dendritic drainage patterns observed in this image show two distinct, paralleling drainage basins: the Diamantina River (the longer, gently curving river channel towards the top part of the image) and the Hamilton River (bottom center). Both of these generally southern drainage (when there is enough water to flow) systems are part of the much larger Great Artesian Basin of Australia. The Great Artesian Basin lies beneath a great expanse of grassy plains located west of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland. Unpredictability of rainfall and high evaporation rates throughout this region has practically eliminated permanent water holes. Consequently, bore holes (wells) must be drilled to various depths to produce water flow for humans and live stock. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 344k |
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Mission: | STS051 |
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Roll - Frame: | 82 - 64 |
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Geographical Name: | AUSTRALIA-Q |
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Features: | HAMILTON,DIAMANTINA RIVS |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 23.5S x 141.0E |
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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: | 33 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | E | 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: | 91 |
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Date: | 19930918 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 034137 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 24S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 139.3E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 326 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 164 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 60 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | DESERT |
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Water Views: | RIVER |
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