STS090-721-076 Waco Area, Texas, USA April 1998 The view south along Interstate Highway 35 (thin, light-colored line) extends from north of Waco (cluster of light lines near center of image) to Temple, which is barely discernible at the top of the picture. Two large reservoirs, Lake Waco (immediately west of Waco) and much larger Belton Lake (upper right; irregular shape, lighter color) are clearly visible on the west side of the interstate highway. The V-shaped runways of Waco Airport can be seen along the north side of Lake Waco. The Brazos River flows southeastward and passes through downtown Waco. Southeast of the city the meandering Brazos River with its main channel, sand bars (whitish looking areas along the main channel), and an extensive floodplain is evident. Cultivated fields are visible in the fertile soils of the floodplain southeast of Waco. The hills to the west of Interstate Highway 35 are on the edge of the Comanche Plateau; while the flatter landscape east of the interstate highway is intermixed with trees and grasses of the Grand Prairie.
Images: Hi-Resolution 13.83MB Lo-Resolution 335k
Mission: STS090
Roll - Frame: 721 - 76
Geographical Name: USA-TX
Center Lat x Lon: 31.5N x 97W
Film Exposure: N N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 5
Camera Tilt: LO LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Lenth: 100
Camera Look Direction: SW 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: 178
Date: 19980428 YYYYMMDD
Time: 192450 GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 33.2N
Nadir Lon: W
Sun Azimuth: 221 Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 132 nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 66 Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: PLAIN,HILL,FLOODPLAIN
Water Views: LAKE,RIVER
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views: AIRPORT,HIGHWAY
City Views:
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