Credit:
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
On April 18, 2003, strong southwesterly winds were blowing dust and sand from the deserts of Kazakhstan out over the Aral Sea. The above true-color image of the dust plume was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, flying aboard NASA.s Aqua spacecraft.
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Sensor:
Aqua - MODISData Date:
April 18 - 18, 2003Visualization Date:
April 19, 2003
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