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Dust Storm in Pakistan

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Dec 20, 2004
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2004-12-19 00:00:00
December 19, 2004

Thick streamers of dust blew out of Pakistan on December 19, 2004. The dust storm appears to be originating near the base of the Chagai Hills near the border with Afghanistan and to the south in the hilly coastland between the Makran Coast Range and the Arabian Sea. This true-color image was acquired on December 19, 2004 by NASA’s Terra satellite. The large image provided above has a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides the image in additional resolutions.

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NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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