NASA Photo ID: SL4-142-4548        File Name: 10076387.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 01/27/75
Title: Northwestern Mexico as photographed from Skylab
Description:
An oblique view of northwestern Mexico (30.0N, 113.5W), as photographed
from  the Skylab space station in Earth orbit by one of the Skylab 4
crewmen. This  photograph was taken on a seep down the coast to document
the fault patterns  of southern California and northwest Mexico. The
specific reason for the  picture was to see of the Agua Blanca Fault in
Baja California extends to the  east toward the Gulf of California. No such
extension was found. The fault  appeard to disappear into an area of sand
and heavily eroded material that  obscured any feature that might be
present deeper. This area of sand and  loose material is the light-colored
area in the center of Baja at the extreme  north part of the photograph.             

Subject terms:
COASTS                                  
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
FAULTS                                  
MEXICO                                  
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             
SKYLAB 4                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
TOPOGRAPHY                              

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