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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS058-91-59 Date: Oct. 1993
Geographic Region: USA-ARKANSAS
Feature: OUACHITA MOUNTAINS


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STS058-091-059 Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma and Arkansas, U.S.A. October 1993
The prominent features in this near-vertical photograph are the folded Ouachita Mountains of east-central Oklahoma and west-central Arkansas. The east-west trending, folded mountains, with their dramatic syncline and anticline structures, were formed millions of years ago and are similar to the folded Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. Elevation of the Ouachita Mountains ranges from 1000 feet (300 meters) to more than 2500 feet (750 meters). Visible are the east-west flowing Arkansas River to the north and a smaller section of the east-west flowing Red River to the south. Several highly reflective sediment plumes, which are probably the result of recent rains in the area, can be seen entering many of the lakes and reservoirs. The checkerboard pattern in the forested areas of the southern part of the photograph results from clear-cutting and other commercial logging operations.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 143k
Mission: STS058  
Roll - Frame: 91 - 59
Geographical Name: USA-ARKANSAS  
Features: OUACHITA MOUNTAINS  
Center Lat x Lon: 34.5N x 94.5W
Film Exposure: F   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 5
 
Camera:: HB
 
Camera Tilt: 25   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 100  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: SE   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: 65  
 
Date: 19931022   YYYYMMDD
Time: 150734   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 35.2N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 95.5W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 129   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 154   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 27   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: MOUNTAIN, VALLEY, FOREST  
Water Views: RIVER, RESERVOIR  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views:  
City Views:  

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