What remained of the trace after the strike?

Zawia3 · Chart 7 of 13

Drop in reflectance below normal at both sites over eight days

"In Eigad the darkening eased to 4.1 per cent after three days… while in Hangaliya it remained between 6.2 and 8.4 per cent until the last image."

Drop below the normal level

10 Oct

13 Oct

18 Oct

Eigad

12.2%

4.1%

≈0back to normal

Hangaliya

10.6%

No measurement

6.2–8.4%range

Reflectance ratio before and on the day

	Eigad	Hangaliya
Pre-event mean	1.033 ± 0.016	0.957 ± 0.011
On 10 October	0.907	0.855

The trace at Eigad faded within eight days while the trace at Hangaliya persisted; the spectral signature does not identify the cause.

No measurement is available for Hangaliya on 13 October; the Eigad value for 18 October is a return to the normal range, not a specific percentage drop.

Source: Zawia3 analysis of Sentinel-2 satellite imagery