Photo #: STS085-710-8 Date: Aug. 1997 Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA Feature: SACRAMENTO, RESERVOIR |
STS085-710-008 Lake Camanche, California August, 1997 The blue-colored waters of Lake Camanche (right of center on the image) can be seen in this near vertical view. Lake Camanche is a recreational lake on the Mokelumne River in the rolling foothills of the Sierra Nevada (top quarter of image). The lake covers 12 sq. miles (31 sq. km) and has 54 miles (87 km) of shoreline. To the east of Lake Camanche and barely discernible is the Pardee Reservoir. This reservoir also on the Modelumne River covers a surface area of 2257 acres (914 hectares) and has 37 miles (60 km) of shoreline. A portion of the city of Sacramento is visible in the lower left portion of the image. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 364k |
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Mission: | STS085 |
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Roll - Frame: | 710 - 8 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-CALIFORNIA |
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Features: | SACRAMENTO, RESERVOIR |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 38.5N x 121W |
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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: | 32 | 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: | 66 |
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Date: | 19970811 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 164318 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 38.4N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 122.6W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 101 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 156 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 38 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | MOUNTAIN, FAULT, VALLEY, FOREST |
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Water Views: | LAKE |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE, URBAN AREA, DAM |
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City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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