Photo #: STS085-707-64 Date: Aug. 1997 Geographic Region: CANADA-A Feature: EDMONTON |
STS085-707-064 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada August 1997 Edmonton is the capital of Alberta and home of the West Edmonton Mall (reported to be the largest shopping mall in the world). In this view, the city is located near the center of the image, and is surrounded by large agricultural developments. The northeasterly flowing North Saskatchewan River cuts right through the center of the city. Canadian Highway 16 (light-colored, linear feature) is the major east-west roadway that passes through the northern section of Edmonton. Numerous lakes (darker, irregular shaped features) of various sizes can also be seen throughout the landscape. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 371k |
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Mission: | STS085 |
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Roll - Frame: | 707 - 64 |
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Geographical Name: | CANADA-A |
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Features: | EDMONTON |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 53.5N x 113.5W |
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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: | 46 | 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: | 51 |
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Date: | 19970810 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 181427 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 53.3N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 110.8W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 152 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 157 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 50 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | PLAIN |
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Water Views: | RIVER, LAKE |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AIRPORT, AGRICULTURE |
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City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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