Methane plume detected in Jordan
On 28 Jan 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,413 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 57.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 28 Jan 2023 · 11:10 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 5.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.5148, 36.10961
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
f25f06a5-9580-4588-8b53-f5c3348b114b
Likely operator
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Emitting site
JOR_S_004 · Landfill
19 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f25f06a5-9580-4588-8b53-f5c3348b114b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f25f06a5-9580-4588-8b53-f5c3348b114b), accessed 6 Oct 2026.