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Data acquired June 21 - 21, 2003 850 x 1100 187 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 21 - 21, 2003 1700 x 2200 571 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 21 - 21, 2003 3400 x 4400 1 MB Bytes - JPEG
An immense dust storm was blowing over the Red Sea from East Africa on June 21, 2003. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite shows a thick cloud of desert dust shrouding (top left to bottom) Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. The thick plume stretches across the Red Sea (center) and breaks like a wave across the shores of Saudi Arabia and Yemen (top and bottom right).
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published June 23, 2003 Data acquired June 21 - 21, 2003