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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Dust Storm in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Description:
Dust hung over the deserts of southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan on September 16, 2004. The Sea-viewing Wide Field of View Sensor (SeaWiFS) captured this oblique view of the dust storm at 8:00 UTC, 1 p.m. in Karachi, Pakistan. To the right of the dust storm, a green ribbon of vegetation lines the Indus River as it runs down the length of Pakistan into the Arabian Sea.

Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
Satellite - Sensor:
OrbView-2- SeaWiFS
facet_what:
Indus
facet_where:
Arabian Sea
facet_where:
Pakistan
facet_where:
Afghanistan
facet_where:
Karachi
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
September 16, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-12446
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Dust Storm in Afghanistan and Pakistan