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Waste / landfill · 25 Feb 2023

Methane plume detected in Jordan

On 25 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 16,810 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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16,810 kg/h
± 8,410 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 403 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Feb 2023 · 08:05 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.5 m/s
Coordinates
32.5148, 36.10961
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UNEP plume ID
10f246d0-ae7c-446b-801d-1be1db7053ee

Likely operator

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Emitting site

JOR_S_004 · Landfill
15 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 10f246d0-ae7c-446b-801d-1be1db7053ee, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/10f246d0-ae7c-446b-801d-1be1db7053ee), accessed 5 Oct 2026.