Earth - Gemini 11
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast on Earth
Photograph of the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana taken through the
open hatch of Gemini 11 in the early morning. Air pollution plumes
from smokestacks can be seen in Houston, Texas City, Freeport, and
Port Arthur in Texas and Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and Bogalusa in
Louisiana. The plumes in the Houston area, at center, move
northeastward at lower levels and then are carried southward by
upper level winds. The view is to the northeast. Galveston Bay,
at the center of the image, is about 50 km long.
(Gemini 11, S66-54560)
