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June 22, 2024 - Dust along the Borders of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
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Dust filled the skies over the borders of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in mid-June 2024. The Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image of widespread airborne sand and dust on June 19.
The long plume appears to originate from a dry lakebed stretching over the eastern Iran and western Afghanistan border. The thick plume blows towards the south-southeast and thins as it fans over southern Pakistan.
Dust storms are the most frequent natural hazard in this region. They often originate from dry lakebed sediments along the Iran-Afghanistan border and from sandy desert in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 6/19/2024
Resolutions:
1km (158.7 KB), 500m (363.1 KB), 250m (1007.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Dust filled the skies over the borders of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in mid-June 2024. The Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image of widespread airborne sand and dust on June 19.
The long plume appears to originate from a dry lakebed stretching over the eastern Iran and western Afghanistan border. The thick plume blows towards the south-southeast and thins as it fans over southern Pakistan.
Dust storms are the most frequent natural hazard in this region. They often originate from dry lakebed sediments along the Iran-Afghanistan border and from sandy desert in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 6/19/2024
Resolutions:
1km (158.7 KB), 500m (363.1 KB), 250m (1007.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
