Photo #: STS067-726-94 Date: Mar. 1995Geographic Region: KIRIBATI
Feature: CHRISTMAS I,B. OF WRECKS
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Photo #: STS067-726-94 Date: Mar. 1995 Geographic Region: KIRIBATI Feature: CHRISTMAS I,B. OF WRECKS |
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| STS067-726-94 Kiritimati Island, Republic of Kiribati March 1995 Kiritimati Island (formerly known as Christmas Island), the largest atoll in the Pacific Ocean, is the centerpiece of this low-oblique, northeast-looking photograph. The atoll covers 234 square miles (606 square kilometers), of which 94 square miles (243 square kilometers) are land. The island was discovered by Captain James Cook in 1777. The majority of the island's inhabitants work on coconut plantations and in copra production. The island's major airbase is on the northeast side of the island. A few meteorological research stations are scattered throughout the island. Nuclear tests were conducted on Kiritimati Island by the British in 1957 and 1958 and by the United States in 1962. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 88k |
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| Mission: | STS067 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 726 - 94 |
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| Geographical Name: | KIRIBATI |
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| Features: | CHRISTMAS I,B. OF WRECKS |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 2.0N x 157.5W |
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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: | 33 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | NE | 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: | 124 |
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| Date: | 19950310 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 014032 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | .4N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 158.7W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 263 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 184 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 46 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | ISLAND, ATOLL |
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| Water Views: | LAGOON |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | AIRPORT |
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| City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences | ||
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