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View from Space Shuttle Columbia, mission STS-058, October 20, 1993

This photograph features the rugged, low mountains and hilly terrain that surround San Pablo Bay and San Francisco Bay, a highly prone earthquake region of coastal California. Apparent are the lighter, reflective urban areas and the darker, low lying, swampy area traversed by a number of sloughs north of Grizzly Bay. The greens and reds immediately northeast of San Pablo Bay have the same characteristics as the salt ponds at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. The higher sediment content in the bays produces higher reflectivity than the deep blue Pacific Ocean. Several landmarks are visible: Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Alcatraz Island, Treasure Island and San Francisco International Airport.

• Mission: STS058 (Columbia)

Roll - Frame: 83 - 23 Geographical Name: USA-CALIFORNIA Features: SAN FRANCISCO, PART. FR. Center Lat x Lon: 37.5N x 122.5W Film Exposure: N N=Normal exposure Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 10 Camera: HB Camera Tilt: 20 LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical Camera Focal Length: 250

• Nadir to Photo Center Direction: E

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: 37
• Date: 19931020 YYYYMMDD
• Time: 211555 GMT HHMMSS
• Nadir Lat: 37.2N

Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft

• Nadir Lon: 123.4W

Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft

• Sun Azimuth: 205 Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
• Space Craft Altitude: 156 nautical miles
• Sun Elevation: 39 Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point

• Land Views: MOUNTAIN, FAULT, HILLS
  • coast: SANTA CRUX, MONTEREY, BIG SUR
  • valley: CARMEL, SALINAS ,
  • islands: ALCATRAZ ISLAND, TREASURE ISLAND
• Water Views: BAY, SEDIMENT
• Atmosphere Views:
• Man Made Views: URBAN AREA, BERKELEY'S UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, SILICON VALLEY
• City Views: SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND
• Airport views: SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL
• Bridge views: GOLDEN GATE, BAY BRIDGE

Kamlesh P. Lulla Ph.D. Chief, Earth Sciences Branch Responsible NASA Official: Ed Wilson Curator: Jaime Powell Last Update: 06/17/2002

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