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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Acquired February 28, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust storm blowing through the Taklimakan Desert.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published February 28, 2011
Data acquired February 28, 2011