Wow! Avrei giurato fosse una ripresa dell'Arabia Saudita!
MareKromium
[Ago 05, 2010 at 07:55 PM]
Si, dovremmo essere da quelle parti (Sinai o Yemen, mi pare). Questa è una foto Gemini "storica".
Gianluigi
[Ago 05, 2010 at 09:50 PM]
Dall' Nssdc Nasa:
The central Sahara Desert in Africa on Earth
Gemini 11 photograph of the central Sahara Desert in Africa. The countries of Libya, Chad, Niger, Sudan, and Algeria are visible in this image. The Marzuq Sand Sea is just right of center. Just to the upper right of this is the dark, 300 by 150 km Al Haruj al Aswad volcanic field. The volcanic Tibesti mountains are at the lower right. The Gulf of Sidra is at the upper right, and the Hamada de Tinrhert mountains are at the upper left. North is at about 11:00. The image covers almost 2.5 million square km (1 million square miles). (Gemini 11, S66-54525)
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1966-09-14 T 09:06
Distance/Range (km): 425
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +20.,020.
Orbit(s): 27
Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: desert, volcano
Instrument: SWC 70-mm camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): N/A
Instrument Field of View (deg): N/A
Filter: N/A
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A
The central Sahara Desert in Africa on Earth
Gemini 11 photograph of the central Sahara Desert in Africa. The countries of Libya, Chad, Niger, Sudan, and Algeria are visible in this image. The Marzuq Sand Sea is just right of center. Just to the upper right of this is the dark, 300 by 150 km Al Haruj al Aswad volcanic field. The volcanic Tibesti mountains are at the lower right. The Gulf of Sidra is at the upper right, and the Hamada de Tinrhert mountains are at the upper left. North is at about 11:00. The image covers almost 2.5 million square km (1 million square miles). (Gemini 11, S66-54525)
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1966-09-14 T 09:06
Distance/Range (km): 425
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +20.,020.
Orbit(s): 27
Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: desert, volcano
Instrument: SWC 70-mm camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): N/A
Instrument Field of View (deg): N/A
Filter: N/A
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A