STS054-72-056 - STS-054 - STS-54 Earth observation of a ship wake in the Bay of Bengal

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: STS-54 Earth observation taken aboard Endeavor, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, is of a ship wake in the Bay of Bengal. The sun glint pattern on the ocean reveals many patterns of sea surface roughness related to currents, waves, wind roughening, and biology that are not apparent when the ocean is viewed away from the sun's reflection. In this view of the Bay of Bengal, southeast of Madras, India, sun glint highlights convergence zones between ocean currents (bright, linear features), an eddy, and the wake of a ship. In several locations where the ship has passed areas of current shear, the ship wake is distorted, indicating the relative current direction. This image was selected by the Public Affairs Office.

Subject Terms: STS-54, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), BAYS (TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES), CURRENTS, EDDIES, INDIA, OCEANS, SEA ROUGHNESS, SHIPS, WAKES, WATER WAVES

Date Taken: 1/14/1993

Categories: Earth Observations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

geon: CLOUDS

feat: SUNGLINT, DARK

tilt: Low Oblique

cldp: 10

nlat: 14.6

nlon: 83.3

azi: 188

alt: 165

elev: 54
STS-54