Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Three dimensional perspective view of portion of western Galapagos Islands
Description:
This is a three dimensional perspective view of Isla Isabela in the western Galapagos Islands. It was taken by the L-band radar in HH polarization from the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperature Radar on the 40th orbit of the Shuttle Endeavour. This view was constructed by overlaying a SIR-C radar image on a U.S. Geological Survey digital elevation map. The image is centered at about .5 degrees south latitude and 91 degrees West longitude and covers an area of 75 km by 60 km. This SIR-C/X-SAR image of Alcedo and Sierra Negra volcanoes shows the rougher lava flows as bright features, while ash deposits and smooth Pahoehoe lava flows dark. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory alternative photo number is P-43938.
Date Taken:
1994-04-18
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-059
Subject Terms:
EARTH
Subject Terms:
OBSERVATIONS
Subject Terms:
(FROM
Subject Terms:
SPACE)
Subject Terms:
ISLANDS
Subject Terms:
SPACEBORNE
Subject Terms:
EXPERIMENTS
Subject Terms:
RADAR
Subject Terms:
IMAGERY
Subject Terms:
(ORBITER)
Subject Terms:
SHUTTLE
Subject Terms:
IMAGING
Subject Terms:
ENDEAVOUR
Subject Terms:
STS-59
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Spaceborne Imaging Radar
facet_what:
L-Band Radar
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS059(S)085
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS059(S)085
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Three dimensional perspective view of portion of western Galapagos Islands