Photo #: STS105-331-18 Date: Aug. 2001Geographic Region: EGYPT
Feature: PORT SAID, BIOGENIC FILMS, SUNGLINT
|
Photo #: STS105-331-18 Date: Aug. 2001 Geographic Region: EGYPT Feature: PORT SAID, BIOGENIC FILMS, SUNGLINT |
 |
| Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery used the sunglint off the surface of the Mediterranean Sea to reveal biogenic films on the ocean surface. ("Biogenic film" refers to a thin layer of biologically-produced film resting on the surface.) The films dampen surface capillary waves, creating brighter and darker reflections, which, in turn, trace the complex surface water movements along the coast. The sunglint also highlights coastal features (jetties, submerged coastal areas) near the Port of Suez. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 63k |
|
| Mission: | STS105 |
|
| Roll - Frame: | 331 - 18 |
|
| Geographical Name: | EGYPT |
|
| Features: | PORT SAID, BIOGENIC FILMS, SUNGLINT |
|
| Center Lat x Lon: | 31.5N x 32.5E |
|
| Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
|
| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 10 |
|
| Camera:: | NK |
|
| Camera Tilt: | 12 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | |
|
| 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=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
|
| Orbit Number: | 166 |
|
| Date: | 20010821 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 095028 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 31.7N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 31.8E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 176 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 199 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 70 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | COAST |
|
| Water Views: | OCEAN, SEA, SUNGLINT |
|
| Atmosphere Views: | |
|
| Man Made Views: | PORT |
|
| City Views: | |
|
Photo is not associated with any sequences | ||
| NASA Human Space Flight | NASA Home Page | JSC Home Page | NASA Image eXchange | JSC Digital Image Collection | Earth Science & Remote Sensing |
|
This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Earth Science & Remote Sensing Unit, ARES Division, Exploration Integration Science Directorate.
|