NASA Photo ID: SL4-140-4111        File Name: 10076382.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 01/14/74
Title: Aleutian Islands area of Alaska from Skylab
Description:
The Aleutian Islands area of Alaska (54.0N, 170.0W), as photographed from
the  Skylab space station in Earth orbit by one of the Skylab 4 crewmen.
The  Aleutian Islands and clouds with very elaborate von Karman vortices
was  photographed on January 14, 1974. In addition to the vortices the
waves in  the clouds due to the mountains on the islands are very evident.                  

Subject terms:
ALASKA                                  
CLOUDS                                  
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
ISLANDS                                 
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             
SKYLAB 4                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          

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