NASA Photo ID: SL4-136-3475        File Name: 10076354.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 02/02/74
Title: View of Gulf coast area of Louisiana from Skylab space station
Description:
A vertical view of the Gulf coast area of Louisiana (29.0N, 92.0W) as seen 
from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. A Skylab 4 crewman used a 
hand-held 70mm Hasselblad camera to take this picture. This view extends
from  White Lake and Pecan Island (bottom border) eastward to the
Mississippi River  delta (top left). Atchafalaya Bay (red) is in the
center. The Bayou Teche  area is included in this view. A prominent feature
of this photograph is two  large white smoke plumes extending from
Louisiana south into the Gulf of  Mexico. The larger smoke plume originates
on the southern shore of Vermillion  Bay. The other plume extends from the
southern shore of Marsh Island. The  prononced narrow width and length of
the plumes indicate that a strong  offshore wind is present. Approximately
100 miles of the plumes are visible  in this photograph; but they probably
extend well into the Gulf of Mexico.          

Subject terms:
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
GULFS                                   
LOUISIANA                               
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             
SKYLAB 4                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
SMOKE                                   

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