S35-81-026 - STS-035 - Algae Reefs in Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia taken during STS-35 mission

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Description: Earth observation image of Shark Bay, Australia taken from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, during the STS-35 mission. Numerous algae reefs are seen in Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia especially in the southern portions of the bay. The south end is more saline because tidal flow in and out of the bay is restricted by sediment deposited at the north and central end of the bay opposite the mouth of the Wooramel River. This extremely arid region produces little sediment runoff so that the waters are very clear, saline and rich in algae. Half of the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) payload is visible in the image.

Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)

Date Taken: 12/7/1990 0:00

Categories: Earth Observations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

geon: AUSTRALIA-WA

feat: NW CST,SHARK BAY AREA

lat: -26

lon: 114

tilt: 40

cldp: 30

nlat: -28.5

nlon: 114.9

dir: N

azi: 62

alt: 192

elev: 78

STS-35

algae reefs algae reefs shark bay shark bay western western australia mission sts 35 columbia space shuttle columbia nasa view of earth from space australia from orbit columbia orbiter sts 35 mission shark bay area sts 35 earth observations earth observation image numerous algae reefs earth observations saline sts 35 sediment runoff orbiter vehicle sediment wooramel river astronomy laboratory nw cst space program astronomy us national archives

1990

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