Dust storm in the Sahara Desert

Dust storm in the Sahara Desert
region: Af
Algeria Mauritania Mali
sat: Aqua
projection: Plate Carree
projection center lon: -2.0000
projection center lat: +23.0000
image center lon: -2
image center lat: +23
UL lon: -7.2083
UL lat: +29.0694
UR lon: +3.2108
UR lat: +29.0694
LR lon: +3.2108
LR lat: +16.9286
LL lon: -7.2083
LL lat: +16.9286
UL easting (km): -524.8750
UL northing (km): +3232.3750
x scale factor: +0.9063077870366499
ellipsoid: WGS84
Contact: Jeff Schmaltz
L2 granules: A051991335 A051991340

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Images by the MODIS Rapid Response team.

Published July 18, 2005
Data acquired July 18, 2005

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Collection:

Rapid Response Gallery