Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Sudan's Blue and While Nile, Africa
Description:
This vertical view shows the smaller Blue Nile merging with the While Nile. Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, lies at the confluence (on both sides of the Nile). Water from the two rivers allow vast areas in between to be irrigated. The checker-board pattern along the top of the frame is just a small part of the El Gezira cotton-growing project, one of the largest in the world.
Date Taken:
1995-02-11
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-063
Subject Terms:
EARTH
Subject Terms:
OBSERVATIONS
Subject Terms:
(FROM
Subject Terms:
SPACE)
Subject Terms:
RIVERS
Subject Terms:
SUDAN
Subject Terms:
(ORBITER)
Subject Terms:
DISCOVERY
Subject Terms:
STS-63
facet_what:
Earth
facet_where:
Sudan
facet_where:
Khartoum
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS063-717-023
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS063-717-0 23
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Sudan's Blue and While Nile, Africa