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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Massive Dust Storm in Pakistan
Description:
This true-color image centered over southwestern Pakistan shows a massive dust storm (tan pixels) filling the skies over much of the region. The black lines indicate Pakistan’s borders with its neighbors Iran, to the west, and Afghanistan, to the north. The bright white patches are clouds.

This image was acquired on June 7, 2003, by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Iran
facet_where:
Pakistan
facet_where:
Afghanistan
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
June 7, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-10705
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Massive Dust Storm in Pakistan