Chachani TM Image Information

Chachani TM

May 1985 Thematic Mapper image of Chachani (16deg11minS, 71deg32minW). TM Scene ID=50447-14173, Scene 00371, bands 7,4,2. Scale Bar = 10km.

From the north, the main structural elements are Cerro Peñnones (P), Nevado Chachani (C), Cerro Nocarane (CN), Cerro La Horqueta (H), and the Pampa de Palacios. Post-glacial lava flows are common. The Rio Chili (RC) drains outhwestward into Arequipa, which is just off the southern part of the image.

(de Silva and Francis)


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