S36-79-011 - STS-036 - Earth observations of the Aral Sea,Kazakstan taken during STS-36
Summary
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Description: This detailed scene of the Aral Sea, Kazakhstan, CIS (46.5N, 60.5E) shows a surrealistic view of the fractured frozen shallow waters at the north end of this salt lake. Fed mainly from waters of the Amu Darya River, mostly with snowmelt runoff from the distant Tyan-Shan Mountains near the Afghanistan-China border, the lake has been slowly disappearing as more and more of the river water has been diverted to support agriculture in the region. Image 010 was selected by the Public Affairs Office for public release.
Subject Terms: STS-36, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ARAL SEA, DESERTS, KAZAKHSTAN, RIVERS
Date Taken: 3/2/1990 0:00
Categories: Earth Observations
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
geon: KAZAKHSTAN
feat: ARAL SEA
lat: 46.5
lon: 61.5
tilt: 17
cldp: 0
nlat: 46.7
nlon: 60.9
dir: E
azi: 150
alt: 126
elev: 32
STS-36
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