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Built as a monument to the favorite wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal has watched over the city of Agra, India, since the mid-seventeenth century with its pillars of gleaming white marble. By the spring of 2007, however, one of the world’s most visited landmarks was turning yellow, and a panel of India’s parliament had little trouble identifying the culprit: pollution.
NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team.
Published May 18, 2007 Data acquired May 16, 2007