- Original Caption Released with Image:
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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:
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NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Image Addition Date:
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2001-10-22
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