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Imagery curated from Earth as Art, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data.

Rugged Terrain — Afghanistan — Landsat 7

Acquired 2001-04-28Landsat 7

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Rugged Terrain

Afghanistan

Landsat 7

Acquired 2001-04-28

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3

Hues of green and orange highlight the extreme ruggedness of the mountainous terrain in eastern Afghanistan, near its border with Pakistan. The dark green areas on the right side along rivers indicate agricultural areas. Snow-fed streams allow sufficient irrigation to transform relatively arid soils into productive fields.

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U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

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