File:ISS022-E-16953 - View of South Africa.jpg

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Komatipoort (South Africa) and Ressano Garcia (Mozambique), towns at the confluence of the Komati (left) and Crocodile River (right), as seen from space. Undulating terrain of the Lebombo range is evident in the bottom right corner.

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Description
English: View of South Africa taken during ISS Expedition 22.
Date
Source JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Other versions Cropped version with north up
Mission
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ISS022
Roll
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E
Frame
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16953
Geographic area
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South Africa
Features
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KOMATI R., KOMATIPOORT, AGR.
Cloud percentage
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10%
Altitude
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187 nautical miles (346 km)
Look angle
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36
Look direction
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W
Sun Azimuth
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258°
Sun Elevation
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33°
Camera
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Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera
Focal length
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400 mm
Object location25° 30′ S, 31° 54′ E Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Camera location25° 24′ S, 34° 12′ E Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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