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Earthquake near Bam, Iran
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Earthquake near Bam, Iran |
| Description |
This one-meter resolution satellite image of Bam, Iran was taken by Space Imaging's [ http://www.spaceimaging.com/ ] IKONOS satellite on Dec. 27, 2003, just one day after a catastrophic earthquake struck the historic city. The image shows widespread destruction as a result of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that leveled 70 percent of the buildings according to news reports. Clearly seen in this image is the 2,000-year-old citadel, considered the world's largest mud fortress. According to news reports, much of the medieval fortress crumbled like a sand castle when the quake hit. The citadel was a popular tourist attraction and is on the register of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and has been a World Heritage site. Bam is located about 1,000 km (620 miles) southeast of Tehran. Image courtesy Space Imaging [ http://www.spaceimaging.com/ ] |
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Smog in Tehran
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Smog in Tehran |
| Description |
With a population of about 12 million people, the Iranian capital, Tehran, frequently experiences severe air pollution events. An estimated 3 million cars, most of them lacking modern exhaust filters, are believed to be a major cause for the high pollution levels. Tehran is surrounded by mountains, and if there is no wind or rain, the pollution gets trapped and can cause extreme smog situations, such as the conditions the region experienced in early December 2005. One of the by-products of incomplete combustion of fossil fuel is carbon monoxide (CO). CO is measured from space by the Measurements of Pollution in the Atmosphere (MOPITT) instrument aboard the EOS Terra satellite. The image below shows CO concentrations at 700 millibars (about 3 kilometers altitude) averaged over the week from December 5-12, 2005. High CO levels, color-coded in orange, are evident over the region of Tehran. Missing data due to clouds are colored in gray. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Toronto MOPITT Teams |
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Snow in Iran
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Snow in Iran |
| Description |
Heavy snow settled over Iran on January 23, 2005, closing roads and isolating many northern villages. The snow fell heaviest in the northern Zagros Mountains, where as much as 75 cm (32 inches) fell in a single night, but the white extends south along the spine of the mountains almost to the Persian Gulf. The snow also covers the Alborz range in the northeast. Located along the southern front of the Alborz mountains, Iran?s capital, Tehran, was also blanketed with snow. This true-color image of the snow-covered region was acquired on January 26, after the clouds had largely cleared from the region. It appears that the snow extends across the border into Turkey and northern Iraq, though clouds make it difficult to see the extent of the snow cover in Turkey. The same weather system that brought snow to Iran also triggered a massive dust storm [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12690 ] in the Persian Gulf states. Dust from the storm settled on the snow in western Iran, near the Iraqi border, giving the snow-covered mountains a slightly tan tint. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Alborz Mountains in Moonligh
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| Title |
Alborz Mountains in Moonlight |
| Explanation |
On January 25th, light from a first quarter Moon illuminated this dreamlike [ http://www.dreamview.net/dv/new/ browse.asp?cat=NightSky&page=1 ] landscape looking across the rugged, snow-covered peaks of the Alborz Mountain Range [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alborz ] in northern Iran. The stunning sky is filled with stars, including the yellow-tinged Betelgeuse [ http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/betelgeuse.html ] at the shoulder of Orion [ http://www.gb.nrao.edu/~rmaddale/Education/OrionTourCenter/ optical.html ]. Sirius [ http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/sirius.html ], alpha star of Canis Major [ http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/cma/index.html ] and the brightest star in planet Earth's night [ http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/bright.html ], stands above and left of picture center. The eerie glow along the Haraz valley in the foreground is light from cars traveling a highway leading from Tehran to the Caspian Sea [ http://www.google.com/ maps?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=6&ll=35.639441,51.987305&spn=10.706691,10.371094&t=k ]. |
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Comet Holmes in Outburst
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Comet Holmes in Outburst |
| Explanation |
Comet 17P/Holmes [ http://cometography.com/pcomets/017p.html ] stunned comet watchers [ http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/ gallery_holmes.html ] across planet Earth earlier this week. On October 24, it increased in brightness over half a million times in a matter of hours. The outburst [ http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/ 10775326.html ] transformed it from an obscure and faint comet quietly orbiting the Sun with a period of about 7 years to a naked-eye comet rivaling the brighter stars in the constellation Perseus [ http://spaceweather.com/images2007/24oct07/ skymap_north_holmes.gif ]. Recorded on that date, this view from Tehran, Iran highlights the comet's (enhanced and circled) dramatic new visibility in urban skies. The inset (left) is a telescopic image [ http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/ 17P_Holmes102407.html ] from a backyard in Buffalo, New York showing the comet's greatly expanded coma [ http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/comet_worldbook.html ], but apparent lack of a tail. Holmes' outburst [ http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0017P/ 2007.html ] could be due to a sudden exposure of fresh cometary ice or even the breakup of the comet nucleus [ http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~jewitt/nucleus.html ]. The comet may well remain bright in the coming days. |
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Ancient Citadel of Bam, Iran
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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This one-meter resolution sa
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IkoIranquake_2003361
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-12-27 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image courtesy www.spaceimaging.com/ Space Imaging. |
| identifier |
IkoIranquake_2003361 |
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Severe Snow in Iran: Natural
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
* eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/ima
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iran_tmo_2008009
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2008-01-09 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
iran_tmo_2008009 |
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Mt. Damavand, Iran: Image of
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Located approximately 50 kil
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ISS010-E-13393
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2005-01-15 |
| creator |
NASA -- Astronaut photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS010&roll=E&frame=13393 ISS010-E-13393 was acquired January 15, 2005 with a Kodak 760C digital camera with a 400 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and the Image Science & Analysis Group, Johnson Space Center. The spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html International Space Station Program supports the laboratory to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. |
| identifier |
ISS010-E-13393 |
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Smog in Tehran: Natural Haza
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
With a population of about 1
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iran_mop_2005346
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2005-12-12 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
iran_mop_2005346 |
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Snow in Iran: Natural Hazard
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Heavy snow settled over Iran
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iran_tmo_26jan05
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2005-01-26 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
iran_tmo_26jan05 |
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| General Description |
International Space Station Imagery |
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Tehran, Iran
| Title |
Tehran, Iran |
| Description |
Tehran,(35.5N, 51.5E) national capital of Iran is seen in this vertical view of northern Iran. The city is situated on the plains between the Elburz Mountains and the Dashte-Kavir salt desert. The extensive agricultural area to the south supports the city with farm produce. |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-14 |
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Great Kavir Salt Desert, Ira
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Great Kavir Salt Desert, Iran |
| Description |
Looking much like a piece of weathered wood, the Great Kavir Salt Desert (34.5N, 54.5E) of Iran illustrates the effects of wind erosion on the landscape. The region, known locally as the Dasht-e-Kavir, is about 300 kilometers southeast of Tehran, and typified by intricately folded sediments, that have been leveled by wind erosion to leave these beautiful and colorful formations. |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-14 |
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