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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS068-227-2 Date: Oct. 1994
Geographic Region: USA-ALASKA
Feature: ST. ELIAS MTS,YAKUTAT B.


IMAGE
 
STS068-227-002 Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A. October 1994
Several alpine glaciers are apparent immediately southeast of Malaspina Glacier, the most prominent of which is Hubbard Glacier that flows into Yakutat Bay. Barely visible is Russell Fjord that extends southward at the junction of Hubbard Glacier and Yakutat Bay. The Tongass National Forest appears near the bottom of the photograph. The Saint Elias Mountains extend through this part of the Alaskan panhandle.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 254k
Mission: STS068  
Roll - Frame: 227 - 2
Geographical Name: USA-ALASKA  
Features: ST. ELIAS MTS,YAKUTAT B.  
Center Lat x Lon: 59.5N x 139W
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 20
 
Camera:: HB
 
Camera Tilt: LO   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: N   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: 23  
 
Date: 19941001   YYYYMMDD
Time: 201134   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 56.3N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 137.5W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 166   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 117   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 30   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: GLACIER, MOUNTAIN  
Water Views: BAY  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views:  
City Views:  

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