Photo #: STS068-246-100 Date: Oct. 1994 Geographic Region: FRANCE Feature: ALLIER R, CITIES, AGRICULTURE |
STS068-246-100 Allier River, Vichy, France October, 1994 The Allier River can be seen entering the scene midway between the bottom center and bottom left (south). The river traverses the scene in a generally northerly direction past the city of Vichy and exits the scene at the top center (north). The Allier River, navigable for a good portion of its length, rises in the Cevennes Mountains of southeastern France. The city of Vichy, located on the east bank of the Allier River, is located midway between the bottom center and center of the image. Vichy is a noted spa and health resort in Europe. Many of the thermal alkaline springs scattered throughout the city have been in use since Roman times. Vichy water and salts are exported in large quantities to countries all over the world. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 371k |
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Mission: | STS068 |
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Roll - Frame: | 246 - 100 |
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Geographical Name: | FRANCE |
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Features: | ALLIER R, CITIES, AGRICULTURE |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 46.0N x 3.5E |
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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: | 6 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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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: | 98 |
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Date: | 19941006 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 111704 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 45.8N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 3.5E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 174 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 115 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 39 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | VALLEY, PLATEAU |
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Water Views: | RIVER |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA, AGRICULTURE |
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City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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