Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1979

Abstract

The Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab missions showed that orbiting astronauts can provide valuable data composed of visual observations and photographs. For this reason, the primary objectives J the Earth Observations and Photography Experi- ment of the: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project were O photograph various terrestrial struc- tures and to use the capabilities of man as a trained observer visually studying Earth features and phenomena. Man's special capabilities include the sensitivity of the eye to subtle color variations and the speed with which the eye-brain system can interpret what is seen and select targets for photography. Real-time astronaut observations constitute a useful complement to orbital photographs and greatly aid in their interpretation . Targets for mapping and hand-held photography were selected on the basis of their value to specialists in the Earth seiences including geology, oceanography, desert study, hydrology, t meteorology and environmental science.

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