Photo #: STS087-722-76 Date: Nov. 1997 Geographic Region: MYANMAR (BURMA) Feature: IRRAWADDY RIVER |
STS087-722-076 Irrawaddy River Delta, Myanmar November 1997 Sediment plumes from the mouths of the Irrawaddy River can be seen in this west-looking view. The Irrawaddy is the principal river of Myanmar (Burma) and rises in the folded ranges of northern Myanmar and flows generally south for 1300 miles (2100 km). The river branches into several distributary channels that form an extensive delta as it empties into the Andaman Sea (left half of the image). The Irrawaddy River Delta is one of the major rice growing regions in the world. The delta's fine alluvial soils also produce sugarcane, beans, and an assortment of vegetables. The darker areas seen in this view are the remains of mangrove swamps. Monsoon rains blanket the delta from mid-June through the end of September. Tropical cyclones are rare in the region. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 337k |
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Mission: | STS087 |
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Roll - Frame: | 722 - 76 |
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Geographical Name: | MYANMAR (BURMA) |
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Features: | IRRAWADDY RIVER |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 16.0N x 95.0E |
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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: | 54 | 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: | 121 |
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Date: | 19971127 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 075921 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 16.0N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 91.5E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 223 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 151 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 40 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | PLAIN |
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Water Views: | RIVER, DELTA, SEDIMENT, SWAMP |
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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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