STS052-77-002 - STS-052 - Island of Hawaii

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: The three main volcanoes which make up the island of Hawaii (19.5N, 155.5W) include the older large shield volcanoes Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and the more recent Kilauea. The rift zones of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are delineated by the black lava flows whereas the smaller Kilauea can be seen venting steam. Image is one of a pair (see STS052-95-037) to compare the differences between color film and color infrared film. It was also selected by the Public Affairs Office

Subject Terms: STS-52, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ISLANDS, LAVA FLOWS, OCEANS, PACIFIC OCEAN, PACIFIC ISLANDS, VOLCANOES

Date Taken: 10/29/1992

Categories: Earth Observations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

geon: USA-HAWAII

feat: HAWAII

lat: 19.5

lon: -155.5

tilt: Low Oblique

cldp: 10

nlat: 15.1

nlon: -156

dir: N

azi: 185

alt: 157

elev: 61
STS-52