Dust storm in north Africa

Dust still lingered over northern Africa on February 24, 2006, a day after a massive dust storm swept over Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Aqua satellite captured this image on February 24.

In this image, a cloud of dust several hundred kilometers across extends from Libya and Egypt over the Mediterranean. Faint tendrils of dust reach as far to the east as Israel. Although the dust hides many land features in northern Africa, the lush, green Nile Delta still stands out from its surroundings.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published February 24, 2006
Data acquired February 24, 2006

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