File:ISS-20 Thunderstorms on the Brazilian Horizon.jpg
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English: A picturesque line of thunderstorms and numerous circular cloud patterns filled the view as the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 20 crew members looked out at the limb (blue line on the horizon) of the Earth.
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Date | Taken on 6 October 2009, 21:06:53 |
Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
Author | NASA Expedition 20 crew |
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Camera location | 7° 00′ 00″ N, 62° 30′ 00″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 7.000000; -62.500000 |
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 22 April 2015. It was captioned as follows: English: On Earth Day, a photograph of the Earth's limb as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on Northern Brazil, during the Expedition 20. The vegetation of Amazonia, the largest rainforest on Earth, strongly influences the regional water cycle. Other languages:
Bosanski: Na Dan planete Zemlje, fotografija ivice Zemlje sa Međunarodne svemirske stanice ISS. Vidljivo je područje sjevernog Brazila. Čeština: Při příležitosti dnešního Dne Země - fotografie severní části území Brazílie pořízená z Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice (ISS) v průběhu jubilejní 20. expedice. Vegetace Amazonského deštného pralesa je silně ovlivňována místními cykly transportu a pohybu vodních mas. Deutsch: Zum heutigen Tag der Erde ein Blick auf unseren Planeten von der Internationalen Raumstation aus. Zu sehen ist u.a. Nordbrasilien. English: On Earth Day, a photograph of the Earth's limb as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on Northern Brazil, during the Expedition 20. The vegetation of Amazonia, the largest rainforest on Earth, strongly influences the regional water cycle. Español: En el Día de la Tierra, una fotografía de la Tierra desde la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI) del norte de Brasil, en el ámbito de la Expedición 20. La vegetación de la Amazonía, la selva tropical más grande de la Tierra, influye fuertemente en el ciclo del agua regional. Italiano: Il Brasile settentrionale fotografato dalla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale durante la Expedition 20. Magyar: A Föld napján: Amazóniának, a Föld tüdejének látképe, a 20. expedíció alatt a Nemzetközi Űrállomásról nézve Nederlands: Foto van Noord-Brazilië vanuit het Internationaal ruimtestation ISS tijdens ISS Expeditie 20. Português: No Dia da Terra, uma fotografia da Região Norte do Brasil vista da Estação Espacial Internacional durante a Expedição 20. A vegetação da Amazônia, a maior floresta tropical da Terra, influencia fortemente o ciclo da água regional. |
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Smoke Plume
Lago Acara
These well-developed cumulonimbus clouds #1 are characterized by a flat, anvil-like top (anvil dome), here caused by inversion near the tropopause, and are fused.
These well-developed cumulonimbus clouds #2 are characterized by a flat, anvil-like top (anvil dome), here caused by inversion near the tropopause, and are fused.
These well-developed cumulonimbus clouds #3 are characterized by a flat, anvil-like top (anvil dome), here caused by inversion near the tropopause, and are fused.
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Exposure time | 1/1,250 sec (0.0008) |
F-number | f/7.1 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 21:06, 6 October 2009 |
Lens focal length | 48 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop |
File change date and time | 02:05, 9 August 2014 |
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APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 72 mm |
Lens used | 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 |
Serial number of camera | 6027235 |
Contrast | Hard |
Image width | 4,288 px |
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Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Hard |
Date and time of digitizing | 21:06, 6 October 2009 |
Date metadata was last modified | 04:05, 9 August 2014 |
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