Photo #: STS078-736-74 Date: Jun. 1996 Geographic Region: USA-MISSISSIPPI Feature: CORINTH, WHEELER L.,AGR. |
STS078-736-074 Pickwick Lake, Corinth, Mississippi June 1996 The rolling terrain of northeastern Mississippi, with its scattered agricultural fields, can be seen in this west-looking low-oblique view. The small city of Corinth is discernible at the center of the image. Highway 45 traverses north-south through the city, and highway 72 traverses east-west through the city. Corinth is a trade and processing center for lumbering, livestock, and grain industries of the area. During the American Civil War, Corinth was a strategic railroad center. Near the bottom left of the image, Bay Springs Lake is visible. Near the bottom right of the image, the Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake are discernible. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 374k |
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Mission: | STS078 |
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Roll - Frame: | 736 - 74 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-MISSISSIPPI |
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Features: | CORINTH, WHEELER L.,AGR. |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 35.0N x 88.5W |
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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: | NW | 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: | 99 |
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Date: | 19960626 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 175202 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 33.1N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 87.4W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 180 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 145 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 80 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | FOREST |
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Water Views: | LAKE, RIVER |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE |
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City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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