Dust storm and fires in Eastern Australia

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this view of a large dust storm (image center) blowing across eastern Australia on October 23, 2002. Scattered fires (red dots) are visible as well.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 24, 2002
Data acquired October 23 - 23, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response