NASA Photo ID: STS040-151-129      File Name: 10064365.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 06/14/91
  Title: Washington D.C. region, USA
  Description:
  This view of the Washington D.C. region (38.5N, 77.0W) shows the national 
  capital city and many government office buildings in fine detail.  The 
  distinctive diagonal street patterns also stand out making this scene easy
  to  identify.  The Potomac River, parts of Chesapeake Bay, northern
  Virginia and the Rappahannock River and many other areas prominent in early
  American  History may easily be located and identified in this highly
  detailed photo.                  
  Subject terms:
  AIRPORTS                                
  BAYS                                    
  CITIES                                  
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  RIVERS                                  
  STS-40                                  
  

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