NASA Photo ID: SL4-138-3834        File Name: 10076368.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 02/01/74
Title: View of portion of Murray River Basin of State of Victoria, Australia
Description:
A near vertical view of a portion of the Murray River Basin area in the 
northwest corner of the State of Victoria, Australia (35.5S, 142,0E), as
seen  from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. Dry Lake Tyrrell
appears as  pink and white. The Murray River is in the lower right corner
of the  photograph. A mass of clouds (white) covers a large portion of the
left side  of the picture. Rectangular fields of varying sizes indicate an
area of major  agriculture. A difference in soil color (from pink near the
river to buff  extending outward) is evident. Large uncultivated areas
(dark) are either  areas of recent burning or areas unsuitable for growing
crops.             
Subject terms:
AGRICULTURE                             
AUSTRALIA                               
CLOUDS                                  
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
LAKES                                   
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             
RIVERS                                  
SKYLAB 4                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
TOPOGRAPHY                              

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