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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Acquired March 14, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust hovering over 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 March 14, 2011
Data acquired March 14, 2011