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Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display RecordISS016-E-18493Low-resolution Browse Image(Most browse images are not color adjusted.)ImagesConditions for Use of Images >>Image Transformation Tutorial >> Saving, Color Adjusting, and Printing Images >> Images to View on Your Computer Now
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Download a Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file for use in Google Earth. Electronic Image DataCamera Files >> No sound file available.IdentificationMission: ISS016 Roll: E Frame: 18493 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS016Country or Geographic Name: USA-NEW JERSEY Features: PERTH AMBOY,RARITAN BAY Center Point Latitude: 40.5 Center Point Longitude: -74.3 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude) Stereo: (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area) ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID: CameraCamera Tilt: 42Camera Focal Length: 800mm Camera: E4: Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera Film: 3060E : 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array. QualityFilm Exposure:Percentage of Cloud Cover: 10 (0-10) NadirDate: 20071224 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 151202 (HHMMSS)Nadir Point Latitude: 40.3, Longitude: -77.0 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude) Nadir to Photo Center Direction: East Sun Azimuth: 152 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point) Spacecraft Altitude: 178 nautical miles (330 km) Sun Elevation Angle: 21 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point) Orbit Number: 82 CaptionsPerth Amboy, New JerseyThe port city of Perth Amboy is located between the outlets of the Raritan River and Arthur Kill (kill is “river” in Dutch) into Raritan Bay in upper New Jersey. Rich clay beds in the region, formed during the Cretaceous Era (about 65–144 million years ago), provided raw materials for numerous pottery and terra cotta manufacturers during the nineteenth century. The city was an industrial and shipping center and a resort destination through the early to mid-twentieth century. While the majority of the industrial factory facilities have left Perth Amboy, petroleum processing and storage remains part of the economic base. Several refining facilities are visible along the banks of Arthur Kill in this astronaut photograph (image upper left). Originally known simply as “Amboy,” “Perth” was added to the name in honor of the Earl of Perth when the city became the capital of East Jersey in 1686. Together with South Amboy across the Raritan River, both cities are collectively known today as “the Amboys.” Perth Amboy is currently undergoing urban renewal and redevelopment to resume its former status as a resort destination. Raritan Bay also provides a source of local income through clam fishing. However, the unwillingness of clams to observe the political border between Staten Island (New York) and New Jersey has led to occasional friction between both states’ clammers. Download Packaged File. This option downloads the following items, packaged into a single file, if they are available:
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