Photo #: STS107-E-5290 Date: Jan. 2003 Geographic Region: IRAN Feature: MASHHAD, SNOW |
With a population of just over two million, Mashhad is Iran's second-largest city. It is located in the Kashaf River valley near the northeast corner of the country, not far away from the borders of Turkmenistan and Afganistan. Besides being the capital and center of commerce for Khorasan province, Mashhad is tourist center as well as a site of pilgrimage for millions to the shrine of martyred Shi'ate Imam Reza. The crew of STS-107 acquired this snow-enhanced image just after noon (local time) on January 21, 2003. The long runways of the international airport, on the southeastern edge of the city, run parallel to the prevailing valley winds. Note how little snow is visible in the urbanized areas and the discoloration of snow in the surrounding area, probably due to wind-borne smoke generated by fuel burning in the city. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 102k |
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Mission: | STS107 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 5290 |
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Geographical Name: | IRAN |
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Features: | MASHHAD, SNOW |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 36.5N x 59.5E |
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Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 10 |
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Camera:: | E4 |
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Camera Tilt: | 40 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 400 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
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Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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Orbit Number: | 76 |
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Date: | 20030121 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 082616 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 37.4N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 61.3E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 186 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 145 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 33 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | VALLEY |
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Water Views: | |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AIRPORT |
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City Views: | MASHHAD |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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