Photo #: STS056-90-79 Date: Apr. 1993Geographic Region: GHANA
Feature: VOLTA RES., SUNGLINT
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Photo #: STS056-90-79 Date: Apr. 1993 Geographic Region: GHANA Feature: VOLTA RES., SUNGLINT |
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| STS056-090-079 Lake Volta, Ghana April 1993 This low-oblique, southeast-looking photograph of Lake Volta (Volta Reservoir) provides a rare opportunity to see almost the entire reservoir with very few obscuring clouds. Lake Volta, one of the world's largest manmade lakes, occupies a large area of southern Ghana--approximately 3275 square miles (8480 square kilometers) 280 miles (450 kilometers) upstream of the Akosombo Dam. Water impounded in this reservoir is used to irrigate crops, regulate the flow of water in Volta River, and generate hydroelectric power that supports an aluminum industry in Ghana. The Sun reflecting off the surface of the water (sunglint) helps identify and map the land-water boundaries. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 158k |
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| Mission: | STS056 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 90 - 79 |
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| Geographical Name: | GHANA |
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| Features: | VOLTA RES., SUNGLINT |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 7.0N x .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: | 10 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | LO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
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| Stereo?: | Y | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Date: | 199304__ | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | GMT HHMMSS |
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| Nadir Lat: | N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
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| Space Craft Altitude: | nautical miles |
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| Sun Elevation: | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Land Views: | FOREST, HILL |
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| Water Views: | LAKE, RESERVOIR, SUNGLINT |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences | ||
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