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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Pollution over Bangladesh and India
Description:
In early December 2002, a thick haze sat over the lowlands of northern India and Bangladesh. The above true-color image of the smog was acquired by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, flying aboard NASA?s Terra spacecraft. Notice the sharp contrast between the polluted air in Bangladesh and the clean air north of the Himalayan Mountains. The mountains keep the low-lying smog from heading north. The smog in the image is largely man made and is likely due to people cooking over open fires, driving cars with poor emissions control systems, and burning fallow fields and garbage.

Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Bangladesh
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
December 2002
facet_when_year:
2002
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-5286
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Pollution over Bangladesh and India