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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Dust Storm over Afghanistan
Description:
On August 12, 2007, a dust storm formed where the borders of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan meet. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying on NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture the same day. This image shows the pale beige plumes of dust sweeping from the northwest in a counter-clockwise direction. The image also shows some of the source points for the plumes. From source points along the Iran-Afghanistan border, the storm covers part of northern Pakistan.

NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. The Rapid Response Team provides daily images of this region.
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 12, 2007
facet_when_year:
2007
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-14442
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Dust Storm over Afghanistan