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Collection:
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NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Collection
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Northeast Egypt as seen from STS-58
Title
Northeast Egypt as seen from STS-58
Title
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Description:
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This oblique view, looking northeast from central Egypt, shows great expanses of the sand covered and rocky Western Desert in the foreground (bottom). The dark patches bottom right are the Dakhla Oases on the south side of an escarpment. The northern half of Egypt's Nile appears here, from about the latitude of Luxor to the delta. Green colors indicate the small area of crops which feed Egypt's population of 55 million. The Nile Delta is partly obscured by a band of clouds, but can be discerned at the coast as a flattened triangle of green. The smaller triangle close by is the Falyum Basin, a depression irrigated by water from the Nile. The coast of the Mediterranean Sea appears left.
Description
This oblique view, looking northeast from central Egypt, shows great expanses of the sand covered and rocky Western Desert in the foreground (bottom). The dark patches bottom right are the Dakhla Oases on the south side of an escarpment. The northern half of Egypt's Nile appears here, from about the latitude of Luxor to the delta. Green colors indicate the small area of crops which feed Egypt's population of 55 million. The Nile Delta is partly obscured by a band of clouds, but can be discerned at the coast as a flattened triangle of green. The smaller triangle close by is the Falyum Basin, a depression irrigated by water from the Nile. The coast of the Mediterranean Sea appears left.
Description
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Date Taken:
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1993-10-30
Date_Taken
1993-10-30
Date Taken
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Program:
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Shuttle
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Mission:
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STS-058
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Subject Terms:
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EARTH
Subject_Terms
EARTH
Subject Terms
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Subject Terms:
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SANDS
Subject_Terms
SANDS
Subject Terms
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Subject Terms:
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COASTS,
Subject_Terms
COASTS,
Subject Terms
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Subject Terms:
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RIVERS,
Subject_Terms
RIVERS,
Subject Terms
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Subject Terms:
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LIMB,
Subject_Terms
LIMB,
Subject Terms
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Subject Terms:
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DESERTS,
Subject_Terms
DESERTS,
Subject Terms
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Subject Terms:
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EGYPT,
Subject_Terms
EGYPT,
Subject Terms
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Egypt
facet_where
Egypt
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Mediterranean Sea
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Mediterranean Sea
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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Photo ID:
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STS058-92-064
Photo_ID
STS058-92-064
Photo ID
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Film Type:
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70mm
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UID:
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SPD-JSC-STS058-92-06 4
UID
SPD-JSC-STS058-92-06 4
UID
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