This image acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and
Reflection Radiometer on NASA's Terra spacecraft on October 11, 2005,
depicts a 30-kilometer (19-mile) wide region southeast of the epicenter
of the magnitude 7.6 Pakistan earthquake on October 8, 2005, between
Muzaffarabad and Uri in the Pir Punjal range of Kashmir. The center of
the image is at about 34 degrees, 13 minutes North; 73 degrees, 42 minutes
East. A large landslide is visible (brown color) to the south of the main
river (Jhelum River) crossing the image. The landslide appears to have blocked the flow
of a small river. A number of smaller landslides are also visible, mostly
along the main river and other valleys. For a 3D perspective view of this image, see
PIA03030.
ASTER is one of five Earth-observing instruments launched December 18,
1999, on NASA's Terra satellite. The instrument was built by Japan's
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. A joint U.S./Japan science team
is responsible for validation and calibration of the instrument and the
data products.
The broad spectral coverage and high spectral resolution of ASTER provides
scientists in numerous disciplines with critical information for surface
mapping, and monitoring of dynamic conditions and temporal change. Example
applications are: monitoring glacial advances and retreats; monitoring
potentially active volcanoes; identifying crop stress; determining cloud
morphology and physical properties; wetlands evaluation; thermal pollution
monitoring; coral reef degradation; surface temperature mapping of soils
and geology; and measuring surface heat balance.
The U.S. science team is located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Calif. The Terra mission is part of NASA's Science Mission
Directorate.
Size: 29.0 x 27.9 km (18.0 x 17.3 miles)
Location: 34.149 degrees North latitude, 73.712 degrees East longitude
Orientation: North about 10 degrees to left of up
Image Data: ASTER bands 1, 2, and 3
Original Data Resolution: 15 m (49.2 feet)
Date Acquired: October 11, 2005
