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Saharan Dust Over the Red Sea

Defined by clouds of dust, a fierce sandstorm covers hundreds of kilometers along the west coast of the Red Sea in this natural-color image from June 9, 2010.


NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published June 10, 2010
Data acquired June 9, 2010

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Terra > MODIS