Photo #: STS085-707-11 Date: Aug. 1997 Geographic Region: USA-UTAH Feature: SALT LAKE CITY |
STS085-707-011 Salt Lake City, Utah August 1997 Located in the Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake City, site of the 2002 Winter Olympics, stands out in this east-southeast-looking low-oblique view. The Salt Lake Valley extends 22 miles (35 km) east to west, 25 miles (20 km) north to south and is bordered on the east by the Wasatch ("Mountains of many waters") Range, on the west by the Oquirrh ("Shining Mount") Mountains, and on the northwest by Great Salt Lake. Salt Lake City is a major processing center for the products of an irrigated farm region that is also rich in minerals such as silver, lead, and copper. Tourism, with numerous ski resorts located within an hour's drive, is also a major industry. Salt Lake City was founded in the year 1847 by Brigham Young and is the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 365k |
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Mission: | STS085 |
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Roll - Frame: | 707 - 11 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-UTAH |
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Features: | SALT LAKE CITY |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 40.5N x 112W |
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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: | 20 |
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Camera:: | HB |
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Camera Tilt: | 31 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | E | 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: | 50 |
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Date: | 19970810 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 163826 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 40.1N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 113.5W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 109 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 157 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 44 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | MOUNTAIN, VALLEY |
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Water Views: | LAKE |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA |
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City Views: | SALT LAKE CITY |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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