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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Dust Storm over Afghanistan and Pakistan
Description:
Across the dark brown ridges and rock formations of southern Afghanistan (top), Iran (left) and Pakistan (bottom right) streamers of pale dust swirl over the arid terrain in this Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from August 20, 2003, from the Ter ra 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 Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Iran
facet_where:
Pakistan
facet_where:
Afghanistan
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
August 20, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11638
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Dust Storm over Afghanistan and Pakistan