Photo #: STS062-109-73 Date: Mar. 1994Geographic Region: AUSTRALIA-Q
Feature: GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN
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Photo #: STS062-109-73 Date: Mar. 1994 Geographic Region: AUSTRALIA-Q Feature: GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN |
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| STS062-109-073 Diamantina River, Queensland, Australia March 1994 The numerous tributaries of the upper reaches of the Diamantina River show a series of dendritic stream patterns, as this ephemeral river drains southwest (towards the bottom of the picture) across the Great Artesian Basin in central Queensland. Most of this northeast-looking, low oblique view shows an eroded landscape, especially west of the Diamantina River. The river floodplain widens and becomes multi-braided channels in the lower right corner of the image. Even though this region is considered at best semiarid, the unusual greenish hues of extensive grasslands indicate that good rains had fallen in parts of the Great Artesian Basin with its pastoral economy. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 332k |
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| Mission: | STS062 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 109 - 73 |
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| Geographical Name: | AUSTRALIA-Q |
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| Features: | GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | N x E |
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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: | LO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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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 |
| Orbit Number: | 186 |
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| Date: | 19940316 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 050021 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 25S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 138.3E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 303 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 140 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 52 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | DESERT, BASIN |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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