STS054-80-022 - STS-054 - Godavari River Delta Panorama, Bay of Bengal, India

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Sunglint over the Godavari River Delta (16.0N, 82.0E) on the Bay of Bengal, highlights the intricate drainage pattern of the river basin. Offshore, the current boundaries and river plumes are readily vizible. The line of clouds along the coast south of the delta indicate surface winds blowing onshore from the Bay. As the air passes you over the warmer coastal land and water, it begins to rise and form clouds as it reaches the cooler upper atmosphere.

Subject Terms: STS-54, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), DELTAS, DRAINAGE PATTERNS, INDIA, RIVERS, RIVER BASINS

Date Taken: 6/10/1999

Categories: Earth Observations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

geon: INDIA

feat: PAN-GODAVARI RIVER DELTA

lat: 16

lon: 81

tilt: High Oblique

cldp: 50

nlat: 18.7

nlon: 79.2

dir: SE

azi: 134

alt: 167

elev: 36
STS-54