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PIA11099: Sand Dunes, Afghanistan

This image shows part of an extensive field of barchan sand dunes south of Kandahar. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on August 20, 2000.

Target Name:	Earth
Is a satellite of:	Sol (our sun)
Mission:	Terra
Spacecraft:	Terra
Instrument:	ASTER
Product Size:	1000 x 700 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	JPL
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA11099.tif (2.103 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA11099.jpg (229.1 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This ASTER image covers an area of 10.5 x 15 km in southern Afghanistan and was acquired on August 20, 2000. The band 3-2-1 composite shows part of an extensive field of barchan sand dunes south of Kandahar. The shape of the dunes indicates that the prevailing wind direction is from the west. The image is located at 30.7 degrees north latitude and 65.7 degrees east longitude.

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.

Image Credit:

NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Image Addition Date:

2001-10-22