Photo #: STS081-746-65 Date: Jan. 1997 Geographic Region: SPAIN Feature: CANTABRIAN MTS., COAST |
STS081-746-065 La Coruna Area, Spain January 1997 Galicia, the northwest autonomous community of Spain, has a jagged coastline that is bordered inland by low but rugged mountainous terrain. The inland hills and valleys have meadows and extensive grasslands that are favorable for the developed livestock industry. Since the region receives heavy annual rainfall amounts, usually in excess of 60 inches (152 cm) particularly along the west coast, it ranks as one of the wettest spots in Spain. The vibrant port city of La Coruna is located on a peninsula just west of the large bay along the north coast (slightly below the center of the picture). The white areas over the land are low-lying river valleys and small basins where fog has formed. Some of the tributaries of the Mino River are easy to trace by the pattern of the fog visible in the valleys. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 362k |
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Mission: | STS081 |
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Roll - Frame: | 746 - 65 |
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Geographical Name: | SPAIN |
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Features: | CANTABRIAN MTS., COAST |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 43.0N x 9W |
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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: | 10 |
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Camera:: | HB |
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Camera Tilt: | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
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Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
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Stereo?: | Y | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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Date: | 199701__ | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | GMT HHMMSS |
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Nadir Lat: | N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
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Space Craft Altitude: | nautical miles |
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Sun Elevation: | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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Land Views: | MOUNTAIN, COAST |
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Water Views: | |
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Atmosphere Views: | FOG |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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