S44-79-045 - STS-044 - Fog Bank, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa taken during the STS-44 mission
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Description: Fog is the only source of moisture for desert dwelling animals and plants living in the Namib Desert sand dune field, Namibia (23.5N, 15.0E). Coastal stratus clouds provide most of the life supporting moisture as fog droplets in this arid land where the usual annual rainfall is less than a quarter of an inch for decades at a time. In this view, the stratus clouds over the coast conform to the dune pattern proving that the fog is in ground contact.
Subject Terms: STS-44 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)
Date Taken: 11/26/1991
Categories: Earth Observations
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
geon: NAMIBIA
feat: NAMIB DESERT,COASTAL FOG
lat: -23.5
lon: 15
tilt: 12
cldp: 20
nlat: -23.3
nlon: 14.3
dir: E
azi: 104
alt: 198
elev: 59
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