NASA Photo ID: STS030-152-079      File Name: 10063329.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 05/08/89
  Title: Baja California, Mexico
  Description:
  Sunglint on the surface of the Sea of Cortez near the island of Tiburon
  (28.5  N, 112.5W) reveals intricate patterns of internal waves under the
  placid  surface.  Mexico's state of Sonora and the Sonora Desert is on the
  mainland  and the state of Baja California consists of the entire
  peninsula.  The large  bay on the Pacific side of Baja is Laguna Ojo de
  Libre (Bay of Whales) which  is a breeding area for the Pacific Grey
  Whales.                  
  Subject terms:
  BREEDING                                
  DESERTS                                 
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  INTERNAL WAVES                          
  ISLANDS                                 
  MARINE MAMMALS                          
  MEXICO                                  
  OCEANS                                  
  PACIFIC OCEAN                           
  PENINSULAS                              
  STS-30
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