File:ISS031-E-120908 - View of South Africa.jpg

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View of South Africa taken during ISS Expedition 31: agricultural and conservation regions around Groblersdal, northern South Africa

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Description
Afrikaans: Gesig op Suid-Afrika, geneem tydens IRS-sending 31: Ingesluit is gedeeltes van noordelike Mpumalanga- (links) en suidelike Limpopoprovinsies (regs), met die Olifantsrivier en twee opgaardamme daarvan wat 'n diagonaal oor die beeld vorm.
English: View of South Africa, taken during ISS Expedition 31: Included are sections of northern Mpumalanga (at left) and southern Limpopo (at right) Provinces, with the Olifants River and two of its main reservoirs forming a diagonal over the image.
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Source JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Other versions Springbok Flats Schuinsdraai NR, Arabie Dam & Leswena NR Marblehall & Groblersdal Loskop Dam Kwaggavoetpad NR & Nebo Plateau Olifants River Valley
Mission
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ISS031
Roll
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E
Frame
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120908
Geographic area
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South Africa
Features
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ARABIE L., LOSKOP RES., AGR., GROBLERSDAL, MARBLE HALL, SPRINGBOK FLATS, NEBO PLATEAU, STEELPOORT VALLEY
Cloud percentage
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10%
Altitude
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217 nautical miles (402 km)
Look angle
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20
Look direction
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S
Sun Azimuth
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319°
Sun Elevation
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30°
Camera
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Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera
Focal length
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70 mm
Camera location23° 42′ S, 29° 24′ E Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location25° 00′ S, 29° 30′ E Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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