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Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display RecordSTS111-E-5451Low-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: STS111 Roll: E Frame: 5451 Mission ID on the Film or image: STS111Country or Geographic Name: NORTH AMERICA Features: PAN-THUNDERSTORMS, ANVILS Center Point Latitude: Center Point Longitude: (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: High ObliqueCamera Focal Length: 400mm Camera: E4: Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera Film: 3060E : 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array. QualityFilm Exposure:Percentage of Cloud Cover: 100 (76-100) NadirDate: 20020617 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: (HHMMSS)Nadir Point Latitude: , Longitude: (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude) Nadir to Photo Center Direction: Sun Azimuth: (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point) Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0 km) Sun Elevation Angle: (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point) Orbit Number: CaptionsSharp air mass boundaries, such as this one photographed by astronauts on board the Space Shuttle on June 17 2002, often are the focus of development for severe thunderstorms. This storm formed in the late afternoon over Eastern China. The sunlit anvil tops of thunderstorms here are estimated to be in excess of 60,000 feet (18,300 m) where icy cirrus clouds form near the top of the troposphere. The distribution and impact of such high clouds are a significant challenge to scientists modeling the Earth’s energy budget and climate.The crew of the International Space Station is attempting to acquire such imagery over Florida this summer in support of a large, multi-agency experiment CRYSTAL - FACE (Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment). This experiment is designed to collect measurements of clouds that will help improve climate models. Such photos have the potential to provide profound, synoptic visuals for use in describing and interpreting these measurements. More information on CRYSTAL – FACE as well as other images of the atmosphere are available at http://cloud1.arc.nasa.gov/crystalface/ Download Packaged File. This option downloads the following items, packaged into a single file, if they are available:
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