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Dust storm in Afghanistan and Tajikistan

On June 26, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this image of a dust storm pooling in the mountainous terrain of northern Afghanistan (bottom) and Tajikistan (upper right). The dust has settled onto the snow-capped mountains, giving the snow a dirty appearance. The cloud stretches into Uzbekistan, west of Tajikistan.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 27, 2003
Data acquired June 26 - 26, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash