Posted on 11/04/2007 6:24:47 PM PST by dragnet2
Looks like the Expedition 16 crew will be bring Discovery home about mid day Wednesday
A friend sent me these images. Some of he best I've ever seen
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Oh well, I was right about the silt plume. That's amazing to see, regardless of what estuary it is.
From a glance at my globe and a quick Google, I believe it is Antilles (The Dominican Republic). Puerto Rico is the island to the right.
I think the location of the land mass is the two parts of New Zealand.
The Canadians made sure Canada was prominently displayed on the cargo arm. Of course, they built the thing, so I certainly can’t begrudge them. They deserve the credit. Way to go, Kevin (I don’t know who actually developed the arm, but if you’re going to thank a Canadian, that’s the safest guess).
Canadians, I’m just funnin’ with ya, eh?
Honestly, year upon year, dollar upon dollar, the photography alone almost justifies the space program. If shots like these don’t inspire you, check your pulse, because you might be dead.
I Agree.
Hurry up, we’re counting on you.
I believe you’re correct.
Look here, it matches up. You can scale the map. Yes, two parts of New Zealand!!!
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/destinations/new-zealand-map/interactive_map_home.cfm
They designed and built the cargo arm. Dissing them is like driving the car for a camping trip and then ripping on the guy who brought the tent.
For the record, the cargo arm, part of the original shuttle system design, has been adapted to changing needs many times, and has always performed reliably. The Canucks have not failed, have lived up to their part of the bargain, and where I come from you don't show a trustworthy friend the back of your hand.
And they gave us Shania Twain. Ain't nothin' wrong with that.
Canadians, so stupid, probably the dumbest people on earth if you ask me. Who else was going to marry me? he he he
She’s smokin hot too.
Hi, It appears to be the straight between the
two major islands of New Zealand. Wellington
would be on the southern most tip of the north
island in the picture.
Check it out on Google Earth.
Thomas, you can quit looking.... It’s some outback of New Zealand, a place so inhospitable, not even a Canadian would put a tent there.
New Guinea is only about 3000 miles off.
It was driving me crazy also. I like to think I’m good at geography, but I couldn’t place this.
I went to an online world map and looked for two land masses in a temperate zone, because of the green areas. The orientation of the picture was tough, and the curve of the earth is also evident.
I first thought it was the Gulf of Mexico because of the curve of the bay, but Florida and the Miss. delta of LA were missing.
The website has satellite views of all of the countries. So I started with New Zealand and saw some similarities in the area between its two parts to the pictures. I kept toggling back and forth, and decided this must be the place.
The link in djf’s post after mine, actually takes you to the NASA picture with an explanation that it is NZ.
My method was more crude, but it worked.
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