Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China (afternoon overpass)

Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China
(afternoon overpass)
region: As
sat: Aqua
projection: Plate Carree
projection center lon: +81.0000
projection center lat: +40.0000
image center lon: +81
image center lat: +40
UL lon: +73.9576
UL lat: +43.8205
UR lon: +88.0453
UR lat: +43.8205
LR lon: +88.0453
LR lat: +36.1763
LL lon: +73.9576
LL lat: +36.1763
UL easting (km): -599.8750
UL northing (km): +4872.6250
x scale factor: +0.7660444431189780
ellipsoid: WGS84
Contact: Jeff Schmaltz
L2 granules: A071300730

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Images by the MODIS Rapid Response team.

Published May 10, 2007
Data acquired May 10, 2007

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