S46-84-053 - STS-046 - Ennedi Plateau, Chad/Sudan Border, Africa
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Description: This view of the Ennedi Plateau (18.0N, 24.0E) shows the effects of severe wind erosion on this desert landscape in the far eastern portion of the Sahara Desert. The dark areas are lava flows, the calderas have long ago been eroded by the desert winds. The red toned surrounding surfaces are thick tropical soils, remnants of much earlier times when this region was a much greener savanna landscape that has also been severely eroded. The crew of STS-46 selected frame 054 for release. STS-46 mission.
Subject Terms: STS-46, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), AFRICA, CHAD, DESERTS, LAVA FLOWS, PLATEAUS, SAHARA DESERT (AFRICA), SOIL EROSION, SUDAN, WIND EROSION
Date Taken: 8/2/1992
Categories: Earth Observations
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
geon: SUDAN
feat: TEIGA PLAT., WADI HOWAR
lat: 15.5
lon: 24.5
tilt: 36
cldp: 0
nlat: 18.1
nlon: 25.6
dir: S
azi: 90
alt: 232
elev: 79
STS-46
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