Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
The peaks of the Helan Shan (shan=mountains) rise up to form a natural border to the eastern edge of the Tengger Shamo (shamo=desert) in northern China, a few hundred miles south of the border with Mongolia. In this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from May 12, 2003, a dust storm is creating a pale haze over the vegetation along the banks of the areas rivers and streams.
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Sensor:
Aqua - MODISData Date:
May 12 - 12, 2003Visualization Date:
June 2, 2003
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