Dusty Skies in Southern Asia

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

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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