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Photo #:
STS085-704-022
Date:
Aug 1997
Geographic Region:
ROMANIA
Feature:
DANUBE R., LAKE RAZELM
Caption:
STS085-704-022 Danube River Delta, Romania August 1997 The delta of the great Danube River is a large, low-lying wetland region in northeastern Romania. Designed by the United Nations as a “Reservation of the Biosphere”, this unique ecological delta covers approximately 2200 squire miles (5640 square kilometers and borders the northwest corner of the Black Sea. Sediment plumes (light colored water) are visible at various locations at the mouths of the delta. The region has been described by many scientists and environmentalists as a natural paradise and wildlife sanctuary where canals, lakes (many small, dark features within the delta), reed islands, pastures, and sand dunes combine to create this unique environment. The color infrared image helps to discriminate numerous distributary channels and lakes within the deltaic swamp, although cloud cover does obscure the southern half of the delta. The vibrant red-colors indicate healthy green vegetation. The deep reddish feature (upper left corner) appears to be a forested region on the northwest corner of the Dobruja Plateau. All of the large, north-south oriented lakes (elongated, irregular-shaped, dark features) are located in the Ukraine. The main most northerly channel of the Danube River serves as the border between Romania and the Ukraine. The southern coastal plain of the Ukraine shows an extensive agricultural pattern throughout the region.
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346
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Mission:
STS085
Roll - Frame:
704
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22
Geographical Name:
ROMANIA
Center Lat x Lon:
45.0N x 29.0E
Film Exposure:
N
N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:
10
Camera Tilt:
NV
LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Lenth:
100
Camera Look Direction:
N
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:
174
Date:
19970818
YYYYMMDD
Time:
112243
GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:
44.5N
Nadir Lon:
E
Sun Azimuth:
213
Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:
138
nautical miles
Sun Elevation:
55
Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:
PLAIN
Water Views:
DELTA,RIVER
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:
City Views:
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