Photo #: STS056-77-35 Date: Apr. 1993 Geographic Region: USA-NEW MEXICO Feature: SALT FLATS E. OF SANDIA |
STS056-077-035 Estancia Basin, Central New Mexico, U.S.A. April 1993 The highly reflective dry lakes of Laguna del Perro in the geographic center of New Mexico are apparent in this northwest-looking photograph. Lying between sand dune ridges, these salt lakes are part of the larger Estancia Basin, which is made up of sand hills and old sand dunes. The dark Gallinas Mountains, with Gallinas Peak reaching 8637 feet (2633 meters), lie to the south of Laguna del Perro. Part of the north-south-aligned Manzano Mountains, with Manzano Peak reaching 10 089 feet (3078 meters), is visible (top center of the photograph). The northern extension of a dark, ribbonlike lava flow is apparent to the south. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 297k |
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Mission: | STS056 |
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Roll - Frame: | 77 - 35 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-NEW MEXICO |
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Features: | SALT FLATS E. OF SANDIA |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 34.5N x 106W |
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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: | 8 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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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?: | Y | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
Orbit Number: | 39 |
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Date: | 19930410 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 151443 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 34.2N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 105.8W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 102 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 162 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 31 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | BASIN, MOUNTAIN |
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Water Views: | LAGOON |
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