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Data acquired April 18 12:00:00, 2003 540 x 405 JPEG
Data acquired April 18 12:00:00, 2003 2400 x 3200 855 KB - JPEG
On April 18, 2003, strong southwesterly winds were blowing dust and sand from the deserts of Kazakhstan out over the Aral Sea. The above true-color image of the dust plume was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, flying aboard NASA’s Aqua spacecraft.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC.
Published April 21, 2003 Data acquired April 18 12:00:00, 2003