S37-85-074 - STS-037 - Earth observation of Yirrigue Volcanic Caldera Complex during STS-37
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- 1981-04-12/2011-07-21
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The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation image of the Yirrigue Volcanic Caldera Complex, Tibesti Mountains, Chad taken during the STS-37 mission from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Familiarly referred to as the squid because of its suggestive shape, the Yirrigue Volcanic Caldera complex is one of the nine major volcanic centers in the Tibesti Mountains of northern Chad. Dark colored lava flows radiate from the younger volcanic cone, Tousside. Older rock units are heavily eroded by streams that flowed when rainfall was more common in the Sahara. Subject Terms: STS-37, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), DESERTS, FIELDS, LAVA, WATER EROSION, WIND EROSION, VOLCANOES Date Taken: 4/9/1991 Categories: Earth Observations Interior_Exterior: Exterior Ground_Orbit: On-orbit Original: Film - 70MM CT Preservation File Format: TIFF geon: CHAD feat: TIBESTI,PIC TOUSIDE lat: 21 lon: 16 tilt: 3 cldp: 0 nlat: 21.2 nlon: 15.9 dir: S azi: 110 alt: 247 elev: 58
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973
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- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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- Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission Photographs Taken During the Space Shuttle Program
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973. S37-85-074 - STS-037 - Earth observation of Yirrigue Volcanic Caldera Complex during STS-37. 1981-04-12/2011-07-21. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22600612. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973, (1981-04-12/2011-07-21) S37-85-074 - STS-037 - Earth observation of Yirrigue Volcanic Caldera Complex during STS-37. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22600612
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/22600612>.