| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
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| Image # : |
STS095-743-033 |
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| Date : |
10/31/1998
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Title
Florida From Space
Full Description
Taken during the STS-95 mission from a point over Cuba, this photo
shows an oblique, foreshortened view of the Florida Peninsula, with the
light blue, shallow seafloor of both the Florida Keys (curving across
the bottom of the view) and the Bahama banks (right).
"Popcorn" cumulus cloud covers Miami and the Southern Everglades, although the
built-up area from Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach can be discerned. Lake
Okeechobee is the prominent waterbody in Florida. Cape Canaveral is shown well,
half way up the peninsula. Orlando appears as the lighter patch West (left) of
Cape Canaveral, near the middle of the peninsula. Cape Hatteras appears top
right, with the North part of Chesapeake Bay also visible. This is a visibility
of 16 degrees of latitude (23 degrees N over Cuba to 39 degrees at Baltimore),
showing unusual atmospheric clarity.
Keywords
STS-95 Earth Observation Discovery Florida
Subject Category
Space Shuttle,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
STS095-743-033
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001182
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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14 |
Small |
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640 |
640 |
345 |
Medium |
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1500 |
1500 |
2,170 |
Large |
.jpg |
3000 |
3000 |
7,951 |
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