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Dust storm over the Aral Sea

On April 18, 2003, strong southwesterly winds were blowing dust and sand from the deserts of Kazakhstan out over the Aral Sea. The above true-color image of the dust plume was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, flying aboard NASA.s Aqua spacecraft.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 19, 2003
Data acquired April 18 - 18, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts
Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert
Collection:
Visible Earth