STS053-97-027 - STS-053 - Earth observations

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Description: Photographic documentation showing earth observations taken during the STS-53 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. The breakup of winter ice packs around Shantar Island (55.0N, 138.0E) off the coast of Khabarovsk Kray Oblast, CIS, produced this mosaic of icebergs, bergy bits and growlers in the Sea of Okhotsk as the as an unusual warming spell in mid winter temporarily melted parts of the sea ice (050).

Subject Terms: STS-53, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), DISCOVERY (ORBITER)

Date Taken: 12/5/1992 0:00

Original: Film

Preservation File Format: TIFF

geon: CHINA

feat: DESERT, MOUNTAINS,CLOUDS

lat: 43.5

lon: 103.5

tilt: 52

cldp: 55

nlat: 40.1

nlon: 105.3

dir: NW

azi: 128

alt: 180

elev: 8

STS-53

nasa earth observations sts 53 discovery view of earth from space sts 53 space shuttle discovery winter ice packs sts 53 mission sea ice khabarovsk kray oblast space discovery winter shantar island bergy bits sea iceberg

1992

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