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   Photo ID:

   STS066-84-038   


   Program:

   Shuttle   


   Mission:

   STS-066


   Date Taken:

   1994-11-14


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
Sudan, Africa as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis
Description:
Agricultural patterns are distinctly visible in this near-vertical false color infrared photography taken in November 1994. The area depicted on the photograph is south of Khartoum between the White and Blue Nile Rivers. By far the most important irrigation project in sub-Saharan Africa, both large and small scale agricultural enterprises have been developed using water transported from the perennial Nile Rivers. Hundreds of small rectangular fields and water-filled canals can be seen in this photograph.
Subject Terms:
AFRICA AGRICULTURE ATLANTIS (ORBITER) EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) RIVERS STS-66 SUDAN TERRAIN
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