# ISS034E016601 - Stratocumulus Clouds - Pacific Ocean

- By: ISS Expedition 34 Crew
- Date: 2013-01-04
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display Record: ISS034-E-016601
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS034E016601_-_Stratocumulus_Clouds_-_Pacific_Ocean.jpg)
- Rights: Public domain
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Stratocumulus clouds above the northwestern Pacific Ocean, about 460 miles east of northern Honshu, Japan. This is a descending pass with a panoramic view looking southeast in late afternoon light with the terminator (upper left). The cloud pattern is typical for this part of the world. The low clouds carry cold air over a warmer sea with no discernable storm pattern.

ISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS034-E-016601

Identification

Mission

ISS034 (Expedition 34)

Roll

E

Frame

016601

Camera

Camera Focal Length

24 mm

Camera

Nikon D3S

Quality

Percentage of Cloud Cover

76-100%

Nadir What is Nadir?

Date

2013-01-04

Time

05:56:04

Original image caption

On Jan. 4 a large presence of stratocumulus clouds was the central focus of camera lenses which remained aimed at the clouds as the Expedition 34 crew members aboard the International Space Station flew above the northwestern Pacific Ocean about 460 miles east of northern Honshu, Japan. This is a descending pass with a panoramic view looking southeast in late afternoon light with the terminator (upper left). The cloud pattern is typical for this part of the world. The low clouds carry cold air over a warmer sea with no…