COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Image eXchange Collection
Record
Title:
View of Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area
Description:
A near vertical view of the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area is seen in this Skyalb 3 Earth Resources Experiments Package S190-B (five-inch earth terrain camera) photograph taken from the Skylab space station in earth orbit. Also in the picture are Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Mesa, Laveen, Komatke, Salt River Indian Reseravation, and part of the Gila River Indian Reservation. Features which can be detected from the photograph include: cultural patterns defined by commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential areas; transportation networks consisting of major corridors, primary, secondary, and feeder streets; major urban developments on the area such as airports, Squaw Peak CIty Park, Turf Paradise Race Track and the State Fair grounds.
Date:
08.15.1973
facet_what:
Earth
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_when:
08-15-1973
facet_when_year:
1973
Media:
IMAGE
UID:
SPD-NIX-S73-35078
