S46-104-090 - STS-046 - Andes Altiplano, Northwest, Argentina

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: This view of the Andean Altiplano in northwest Argentina (25.5S, 68.0W) is dominated by heavily eroded older and inactive volcano peaks. Snow is more apparent on the south faces of the slopes where the sunlight is less direct and therefore, cooler. The Altiplano is a high altitude cold desert like the Tibetan Plateau but smaller in area. It is the inland extension of the hyperarid Atacama Desert of the west coast of South America.

Subject Terms: STS-46, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ARGENTINA, DESERTS, MOUNTAINS, PLATEAUS, VOLCANOES

Date Taken: 8/6/1992

Original: Film

Preservation File Format: TIFF

geon: ARGENTINA

feat: ANDES MTS.,RIVERS

cldp: 0

nlat: -25.5

nlon: -68.1

azi: 306

alt: 126

elev: 27
STS-46