File:Dust Storm in Northeastern Afghanistan (MODIS).jpg

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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the storm on September 12.

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English: Thick dust blew through northeastern Afghanistan and southwestern Tajikistan in mid-September 2023. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the storm on September 12.

The dust collected in the valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains, where it was so dense that the land beneath was hidden from satellite view. A thinner layer of dust also spread over Uzbekistan, to the north and Turkmenistan, to the northwest.

Sandy desert is widespread in this region, covering most of Turkmenistan, parts of southern Uzbekistan, and the area along the northern Afghanistan border. The snowcaps on some mountains east of the dust plume have a faint beige tint, suggesting that dust from this or other storms may have landed on the snow.
Date Taken on 12 September 2023
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Dust Storm in Northeastern Afghanistan (direct link)

This image or video was catalogued by Goddard Space Flight Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: 2023-09-17.

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