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Dust over Eastern Australia

Tan dust is densely concentrated in a compact plume that mirrors the Australian coastline in this photo-like satellite image from the afternoon of September 24, 2009.


NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published September 24, 2009
Data acquired September 24, 2009

Source:
Aqua > MODIS