A Xinjiang Dust Storm

Spring is peak season for dust in the Taklamakan desert in western China.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published March 9, 2022
Data acquired March 7, 2022

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NOAA-20 > VIIRS