Medina, holy city near an active lava field, Saudi Arabia

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 04 November 2015 from 03:12:55 to 03:13:20 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 November 2016 from 15:20:47 to 15:21:12 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 December 2017 at 08:03:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 18 December 2017 at 07:53:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban, mountain range, volcanism, geohazard, geology, reg, lava field, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea rift.
Fig. 1 - S1 (11.04.2015) - 250 km away from the coast, 620 m high, Medina is Saudi Arabia's 4th biggest city with 1 500 000 inhabitants.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (18.12.2017) - It is the second holiest city of Islam after Mecca, it is home to the Prophet's Mosque.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (13.09.2016 & 25.11.2016) - It lies within the Hejaz mountain range, next to the biggest lava field in Saudi Arabia, Harrat Rahat.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (18.12.2017) - Harrat Rahat threatened Medina in 1256 when a lava flow traveled 23 km to within 4 km of the city.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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