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Columbia of Morocco and Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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View of the Columbia's aft s
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View of the Columbia's aft section while over Morocco's Atlantic Coast |
| Description |
Morocco's Atlantic coast is backdrop for view of the Columbia's aft section. The long remote manipulator system (RMS) is in a resting posture (lower right corner) stretched out along the 60-ft. long cargo bay. Many of the components of the OSS-1 payload package are in the bottom center, such as the Thermal Canister experiment (the box on the left side of the bay) and the Solar Flare X-Ray Polarimeter Experiment (round object below the Thermal Canister experiment). The mounds on either side of the tail are the pods for the orbital maneuvering system (OMS). |
| Date Taken |
1982-03-31 |
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Strait of Gibraltar as seen
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Strait of Gibraltar as seen from STS-58 |
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Atlantic water flowing with the tide throught the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean generates internal waves as depicted inthis photo. They can be seen in the Space Shuttle photo because of sunglint which reflects off the water. The Bay of Cadiz on the southwest coast of Spain, the Rock of Gibraltar, and Moroccan coast are also visible in this photo. |
| Date Taken |
1993-10-20 |
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