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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS61A-48-92 Date: Nov. 1985
Geographic Region: USA-UTAH
Feature: LAKE POWELL


IMAGE
 
STS61A-048-0092 Lake Powell and Colorado River, Utah, U.S.A. November 1985
This southwest-looking, low-oblique photograph features the Colorado River, the northern portion of Lake Powell, and the merging of the Dirty Devil River with Lake Powell. Visible are the dark Henry Mountains; part of the Colorado Plateau Region, with numerous canyons, plateaus, and flat-topped mesas; and colorful orange and red rocks. Most of the region displayed is part of Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 407k
Mission: STS61A  
Roll - Frame: 48 - 92
Geographical Name: USA-UTAH  
Features: LAKE POWELL  
Center Lat x Lon: 38.0N x 110.5W
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: 4   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: SW   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: 65  
 
Date: 19851103   YYYYMMDD
Time: 181430   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 38.1N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 110.3W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 164   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 179   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 35   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: PLATEAU, MOUNTAIN  
Water Views: LAKE, RIVER  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views:  
City Views:  

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