Fort Towson

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Description	English: This astronaut photograph, taken from the International Space Station, highlights two estuaries along the north-western coastline of Madagascar. Bombetoka Bay (image upper left) is fed by the Betsiboka River, and is a frequent subject of astronaut photography due to its striking red floodplain sediments. Mahajamba Bay (image right) is fed by several rivers, including the Mahajamba and Sofia.
Date	2 June 2011
Source	NASA Earth Observatory
Author	ISS Astronaut photograph

Camera location	15° 30′ 00″ S, 47° 00′ 00″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-15.500000; 47.000000

This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS028-E-6687.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	08:00, 16 May 2021		2,848 × 4,288 (13.29 MB)	SteinsplitterBot	Bot: Image rotated by 270°
	11:30, 13 June 2011		4,288 × 2,848 (13.3 MB)	Originalwana	{{Information \|Description ={{en\|1=This astronaut photograph, taken from the International Space Station, highlights two estuaries along the north-western coastline of Madagascar. Bombetoka Bay (image upper left) is fed by the [[:Category:Betsiboka

File usage

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Global file usage

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Usage on de.wikipedia.org
- Mahajamba
Usage on et.wikipedia.org
- Mahajamba jõgi
Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- Baie de Mahajamba
Usage on ha.wikipedia.org
- Kogin Mahajamba
Usage on mg.wikipedia.org
- Helodranon' i Mahajamba
Usage on ml.wikipedia.org
- മഹാജംബ നദി
Usage on nl.wikipedia.org
Usage on pl.wikipedia.org
- Mahajamba
Usage on pt.wikipedia.org
- Rio Mahajamba
Usage on ro.wikipedia.org
- Geografia Madagascarului
Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
- Мадагаскарские мангры
- Портал:Мадагаскар/Интересная статья
Usage on sh.wikipedia.org
- Mahajamba
- Sofia (rijeka)
Usage on sl.wikipedia.org
- Geografija Madagaskarja
Usage on sr.wikipedia.org
- Географија Мадагаскара
Usage on zh.wikipedia.org
- 馬哈贊巴河

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D2Xs
Exposure time	1/500 sec (0.002)
F-number	f/7.1
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	08:58, 2 June 2011
Lens focal length	70 mm
User comments	1137 88.2F
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery 6.0.6001.18000
File change date and time	12:22, 13 June 2011
Exposure Program	Shutter priority
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	08:58, 2 June 2011
Shutter speed	8.965784
APEX aperture	5.655638
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Subject distance	4,294,967,295 meters
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	41
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	41
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	41
Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	105 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Soft
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown

Fort Towson

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Licensing

Captions

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

significant event

Expedition 28

copyright status

public domain

inception

2 June 2011

coordinates of the point of view

15°30'0.000"S, 47°0'0.000"E

captured with

Nikon D2Xs

exposure time

0.002 second

f-number

7.1

focal length

70 millimetre

ISO speed

200

instance of

photograph

catalog code

ISS028-E-6687

MIME type

image/jpeg

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