Photo #: STS073-735-83 Date: Nov. 1995 Geographic Region: AUSTRALIA-WA Feature: PAN-SHARK B.,WOORAMEL R. |
STS073-735-083 Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia October 1995 This is a wide, southwest-looking view toward Australia's west coast. The prominent bay is Shark Bay. Shark Bay is a frequently photographed site by astronauts because of its distinctive shape. It is a World Heritage Site and is noted for its plant and animal populations, including dolphins, dugongs and stromatolites. Two distinct, ephemeral drainage systems, Gascoyne River (north) and Wooramel River (south), are visible on the mainland (eastern) side of Shark Bay. The city of Carnarvon is located along the southern shore of the Gascoyne River at its mouth and delta. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 253k |
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Mission: | STS073 |
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Roll - Frame: | 735 - 83 |
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Geographical Name: | AUSTRALIA-WA |
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Features: | PAN-SHARK B.,WOORAMEL R. |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 26S x 114.0E |
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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: | HO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | SW | 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: | 236 |
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Date: | 19951104 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 043435 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 22.3S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 115.9E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 309 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 145 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 79 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | DESERT, PENINSULA |
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Water Views: | BAY, RIVER |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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