Matera [1] is the capital of the Matera province in the Basilicata region of Italy. It boasts the sassi, well-preserved rock-cut settlements that are a World Heritage site and one of Southern Italy's many important attractions.atera is a fairly big city. One of its quarters is the old city. Just outside the old city are the Sassi-cave houses dug into the limestone rocks.
A: The space station travels through space at 17,500 miles per hour at an altitude of about 220. miles. We orbit the Earth about once every 90 minutes. During the orbit of the Earth we are in. daylight for about 45 minutes and darkness for about 45 minutes. That means the sun will rise and. set 16 times a day. You can see the space station from where you live at certain times. Visit http://. www.jsc.nasa.gov/sightings/index.html to find out when you can see the ISS.
Orbits of the Earth. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is commonly accepted as between 124 and 1,240 miles above the Earthâs surface. Spacecraft in LEO make one complete revolution of the Earth in about 90 minutes (the âorbital periodâ). The International Space Station (ISS) orbits between 198.6 and 215.5 miles above the Earthâs surface. The Space Shuttle and Hubble Space Telescope also operate in this region. The proximity to the Earthâs surface provides a high level of detail and ability to detect distinct objects (known as âspatial resolutionâ).