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Waste / landfill · 17 Feb 2023

Methane plume detected in Jordan

On 17 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,182 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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4,182 kg/h
± 1,030 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 100 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Feb 2023 · 11:16 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.8 m/s
Coordinates
31.93118, 36.18594
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UNEP plume ID
f53630c1-075b-44cb-9cc1-ae1d34601c8d

Likely operator

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Emitting site

JOR_S_003 · Landfill
28 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f53630c1-075b-44cb-9cc1-ae1d34601c8d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f53630c1-075b-44cb-9cc1-ae1d34601c8d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.