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Dusty Skies in Southern Asia

Dust from the ephemeral Hamun wetlands streamed over parts of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in September.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS); VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership; MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview; and additional data from OpenStreetMap. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published September 27, 2023
Data acquired September 22, 2023

Sources:
NOAA-20 > VIIRS
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Terra > MODIS