Photo #: STS073-735-47 Date: Nov. 1995 Geographic Region: BOLIVIA Feature: LAKE POOPO, DRAINAGE |
STS073-735-047 Lake Poopo, Bolivia October 1995 Since 1994, some Space Shuttle photographs of Lake Poopo, located on the Altiplano of southwestern Bolivia, have shown the lake only partially filled with water. This photograph, showing almost no measurable surface water in the lake, indicates moisture only in the dark area that almost completely outlines the lake. The darker area probably represents some form of vegetation in what was the deeper part of the lake. The Desaguadero River, which has been the major water recharge source for the lake, is difficult to trace. This photograph is part of a time sequence that shows the fluctuations in water levels of the lake. (Refer to STS-51J-144-0023, STS-032-088-069, STS-048-072-049, and STS-064-091-022 for additional photographs and data.) |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 110k |
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Mission: | STS073 |
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Roll - Frame: | 735 - 47 |
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Geographical Name: | BOLIVIA |
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Features: | LAKE POOPO, DRAINAGE |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 18.5S x 67W |
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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: | 5 |
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Camera:: | HB |
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Camera Tilt: | 19 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | W | 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: | 228 |
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Date: | 19951103 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 163603 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 18.8S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 66.2W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 297 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 145 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 82 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | BASIN, PLAIN, PLATEAU |
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Water Views: | LAKE, PLAYA |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | |
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Associated Photos in Sequence: Photo #: STS057-99-65 Description: PERU/BOLIVIA-1993; L. TITICACA, L. POOPO REGION-SYNOPTIC VIEW Sequence ID: 6A Photo #: SL3-115-1911 Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1973; LAKE LEVEL Sequence ID: 6B Photo #: STS51J-144-23 Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1985; LAKE LEVEL Sequence ID: 6C Photo #: STS026-40-64 Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO, LAKE COIPASA-1988; LAKE POOPO LAKE LEVEL Sequence ID: 6D Photo #: STS032-88-69 Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1990; LAKE LEVEL Sequence ID: 6E Photo #: STS048-72-49 Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1991; LAKE LEVEL CHANGES Sequence ID: 6F Photo #: STS064-91-22 Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1994; DECREASING LAKE LEVEL Sequence ID: 6G Photo #: STS073-735-47 ** Currently displayed photo ** Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1995; LAKE IS DRY Sequence ID: 6H |
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