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Data acquired March 21 - 21, 2003 900 x 700 128 KB - JPEG
Data acquired March 21 - 21, 2003 1800 x 1400 408 KB - JPEG
Data acquired March 21 - 21, 2003 3600 x 2800 1 MB - JPEG
Repeated dust storms in Iraq (top of most images) and Saudi Arabia (bottom) spread desert sands across the Middle East. The dust obscures the wetlands along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (green area within Iraq). Red dots indicate fire detections, possibly flares or fires at oil and gas wells. These images were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra and Aqua satellites in February, March, and April 2003.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published March 21, 2003 Data acquired March 21 - 21, 2003