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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS090-721-40 Date: Apr. 1998
Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA
Feature: SACRAMENTO,RESERVOIR,AGR


IMAGE
 
STS90-721-040 Sacramento, California, USA April 1998
Folsom Lake (dark feature at lower left) was created by damming the North Fork and South Fork of the American River northeast of Sacramento, capitol of California. The American River (dark, meandering band) then continues southwestward through the urban landscape (dense concentration of lighter colors), finally joining the Sacramento River near downtown Sacramento. Rice, wheat, corn, and a variety of vegetables are grown on the large cultivated fields north and west of the city. Segments of Interstate Highway 80 (light linear feature west of Folsom Lake) are visible as the highway enters the urban area. Several airport runways, including McClellan Air Force Base (northeast of downtown), Sacramento Metropolitan Airport (northwest), and Cameron Park Airport (east) are also visible. The greenish undeveloped grasslands east of Sacramento are the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 357k
Mission: STS090  
Roll - Frame: 721 - 40
Geographical Name: USA-CALIFORNIA  
Features: SACRAMENTO,RESERVOIR,AGR  
Center Lat x Lon: 38.5N x 121.5W
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 0
 
Camera:: HB
 
Camera Tilt: 21   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: W   The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?: N   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number: 178  
 
Date: 19980428   YYYYMMDD
Time: 191928   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 38.7N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 120.7W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 157   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 131   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 64   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: HILL, FLOOD PLAIN  
Water Views: LAKE, RIVER  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: HIGHWAY, AIRPORT, URBAN AREA, AGRICULTURE  
City Views:  

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