Photo #: STS052-73-14 Date: Oct. 1992Geographic Region: CHAD
Feature: TIBESTI MTS, TOUSIDE VOL
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Photo #: STS052-73-14 Date: Oct. 1992 Geographic Region: CHAD Feature: TIBESTI MTS, TOUSIDE VOL |
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| STS052-073-014 Tousside, Tibesti Mountains, Chad October 1992 The Tibesti Mountains in northwestern Chad consist of rugged volcanic peaks, many impressive craters, and hot springs. Near the center of the photograph is Tousside Peak, which rises more than 10 710 feet (3265 meters) above sea level, the westernmost volcano of this high mountain range. The peak is almost centered within the black shape that has tentacle-shaped lava flows extending down the western flank. The volcano's base measures approximately 55 miles (90 kilometers) in diameter. The light brownish area surrounding the peak shows a distinctive radial drainage pattern that is quite common for stratovolcanoes as the terrain falls away from the main peak. The depression southeast of the volcano measures approximately 5 miles (8 kilometers) in diameter and 3300 feet (1000 meters) in depth. The white base is caused by an accumulation of carbonate salts, creating this soda lake of Tibesti. With the exception of small vents that emit gasses and a few hot springs that continue to deposit minerals at the surface of the crater floor, little volcanic activity presently occurs in this region. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 115k |
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| Mission: | STS052 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 73 - 14 |
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| Geographical Name: | CHAD |
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| Features: | TIBESTI MTS, TOUSIDE VOL |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 21.0N x 16.5E |
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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: | 12 | 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: | 19921026 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 113606 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 21.5N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 16.7E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 204 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 158 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 53 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | VOLCANO, CRATER, MOUNTAIN, DESERT |
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| Water Views: | LAKE |
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