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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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The Nile
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This image of the northern portion of the Nile River was captured by MISR's nadir camera on January 30, 2001 (Terra orbit 5956). The Nile is the longest river in the world, extending for about 6700 kilometers from its headwaters in the highlands of eastern Africa.
At the apex of the fertile Nile River Delta is the Egyptian capital city of Cairo. To the west are the Great Pyramids of Giza. North of here the Nile branches into two distributaries, the Rosetta to the west and the Damietta to the east.
Also visible in this image is the Suez Canal, a shipping waterway connecting Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez. The Gulf is an arm of the Red Sea, and is located on the righthand side of the picture.
MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
This image of the northern portion of the Nile River was captured by MISR's nadir camera on January 30, 2001 (Terra orbit 5956). The Nile is the longest river in the world, extending for about 6700 kilometers from its headwaters in the highlands of eastern Africa.
At the apex of the fertile Nile River Delta is the Egyptian capital city of Cairo. To the west are the Great Pyramids of Giza. North of here the Nile branches into two distributaries, the Rosetta to the west and the Damietta to the east.
Also visible in this image is the Suez Canal, a shipping waterway connecting Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez. The Gulf is an arm of the Red Sea, and is located on the righthand side of the picture.
MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Other Information:
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Other_Information
Other Information
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Image Credit:
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NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Image_Credit
NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Earth Observing System (EOS)
Mission
Earth Observing System (EOS)
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Terra
Spacecraft
Terra
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Earth
Target_Name
Earth
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR)
Instrument
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR)
Instrument
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Product Size:
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1604 samples x 1745 lines
Product_Size
1604 samples x 1745 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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Earth Observing System (EOS)
Primary_Data_Set
Earth Observing System (EOS)
Primary Data Set
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Terra
facet_what
Terra
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Earth Observing System
facet_what
Earth Observing System
facet_what
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facet_what:
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EOS
facet_what
EOS
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Apex
facet_what
Apex
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MISR
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MISR
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Rosetta
facet_what
Rosetta
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR)
facet_what
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Red Sea
facet_where
Red Sea
facet_where
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington
facet_where
Washington
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Mediterranean Sea
facet_where
Mediterranean Sea
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Cairo
facet_where
Cairo
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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January 30, 2001
facet_when
January 30, 2001
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2001
facet_when_year
2001
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA02647
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02647
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02647
UID
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