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Saharan dust off Egypt

On Febuary 6, 2003, strong winds blew Saharan dust from Libya and Egypt out across the Mediterranean Sea. The plume can be seen in the above image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua spacecraft.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published February 6, 2003
Data acquired February 6 - 6, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth