S44-77-074 - STS-044 - Volcanic Plume from Mt. Unzen, Dust Cloud, cloud Vortices

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Stable, south flowing air over the western Pacific Ocean (26.0N, 131.0E) is disturbed by islands south of Korea, resulting in sinuous clouds known as von Karman vortices. The smoke plume from Japan's Mount Unzen Volcano on Kyushu, is visible just west of the large cloud mass and extending southward. A very large, purple tinged dust pall, originating in Mongolia, can be seen on the Earth's Limb, covering eastern China and extending into the East China Sea.

Subject Terms: STS-44 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)

Date Taken: 12/1/1991

Categories: Earth Observations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

geon: PHILIPPINE SEA

feat: MINAMI-DAITO-JIMA

lat: 26

lon: 131

tilt: High Oblique

cldp: 40

nlat: 23.4

nlon: 131.4

dir: N

azi: 226

alt: 196

elev: 23
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