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August 26, 2021 - Dust storm in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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On August 25, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite captured a true-color dust storm sweeping across western Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
Pale plumes of dust appear to rise from point sources near the Hamoun Wetland, which sits along the border of Iran (west) and Afghanistan. This extremely arid region hosts both sand seas and semi-dry salt lakes and lies in the path of recurrent strong winds—characteristics that make this region a frequent source of large dust storms. The light-colored dust curls over the brick-red sands of the western edge of Afghanistan’s Registan Desert.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/25/2021
Resolutions:
1km (539.7 KB), 500m (1.3 MB), 250m (720.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On August 25, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite captured a true-color dust storm sweeping across western Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
Pale plumes of dust appear to rise from point sources near the Hamoun Wetland, which sits along the border of Iran (west) and Afghanistan. This extremely arid region hosts both sand seas and semi-dry salt lakes and lies in the path of recurrent strong winds—characteristics that make this region a frequent source of large dust storms. The light-colored dust curls over the brick-red sands of the western edge of Afghanistan’s Registan Desert.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/25/2021
Resolutions:
1km (539.7 KB), 500m (1.3 MB), 250m (720.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
