Skylab 3 View of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Chesapeake Bay

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Title - Alternative

Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River from Skylab 3

Keywords

Aeronautics, John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Skylab 3

Photo Description

SKYLAB 3 EREP PHOTO -- A vertical view of the Washington, D.C., and the Baltimore, Maryland area is seen in this Skylab 3 Earth Resources Experiments Package S190-B (five-inch Earth terrain camera) photograph taken from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. The Chesapeake Bay is on the right (east) side of the picture. The Potomac River flows through the Washington area in the lower left (southwest) corner of the photograph. Several transportation routes and major highways stand out very distinctly. Especially conspicuous are the beltways around the cities, Interstate 95 between Baltimore and the Nation's Capital, and Interstate 70N leading west from Baltimore. The tunnel and harbor facilities in Baltimore show clearly, also.

Clearly identifiable features in the Washington area include the Capitol Building, the Mall area, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium (white circle), the river bridges across the Potomac, Andrews Air Force Base (on east edge), and the small Anacostia River. The extent of the urbanization in this area is dramatically illustrated in this picture. The photograph has sufficient resolution that the housing patterns for individual suburban areas are clearly defined, with the houses shown as pink-gray, wooded areas as dark green, and cleared areas light green. Chesapeake Bay circulation patterns are indicated by contrasts of dark and light blue. Sediment plumes (red) are seen entering the bay north and east of Baltimore. The Bay Bridge stands out white against the blue water.

All EREP photography is available to the public through the Department of Interior's Earth Resources Observations Systems Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198.

Publication Date

10-30-1973

Format

image/jpeg

Number of Images

2

Side of Image

Front of Image

Publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Original Size

8" x 10"

Identifier

DP0057714-0017a

NASA Photo Number

SL3-83-166; 73H-1060; 73HC-847; 108-KSC-73PC-748

Photo Credit

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location

John C. Hitt Library

Department

Special Collections & University Archives

Collection

Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 3, October 2, 1973 - February 14, 1974