Photo #: STS068-230-94 Date: Oct. 1994Geographic Region: BRAZIL
Feature: SAND DEPOSITS, PT. MANGUE
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Photo #: STS068-230-94 Date: Oct. 1994 Geographic Region: BRAZIL Feature: SAND DEPOSITS, PT. MANGUE |
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| STS068-230-094 Sand Dunes, Maranhão State, Brazil October 1994 This extensive sand dune region along the northeast coast of Brazil in the state of Maranhão measures more than 40 miles (65 kilometers) in length. These dunes, classified as a parabolic or blowout dune formation, usually form adjacent to beaches that have a large supply of sand and strong prevailing onshore winds. The dunes are gradually encroaching westward because of the prevailing easterly winds. The small city of Barreirinhas is barely visible on the eastern side of the Rio Preguiças. A sand bar and its northwestward development at the mouth of the Rio Preguiças result from the warm south equatorial current flowing northwestward along the northeast coast of Brazil. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 115k |
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| Mission: | STS068 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 230 - 94 |
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| Geographical Name: | BRAZIL |
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| Features: | SAND DEPOSITS, PT. MANGUE |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 2.5S x 42.5W |
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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: | 0 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | 42 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | SE | 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: | 22 |
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| Date: | 19941001 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 190319 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 1.1S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 43.6W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 267 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 119 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 25 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | COAST, DUNE |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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