Dust Storm over the Red Sea

Thick plumes of tan-colored dust are blowing across the Red Sea in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite on June 30, 2003. The dust is especially thick across Sudan (top left), but also covers Eritrea (to the south), and Saudi Arabia and Yemen (north and south, respectively) across the Red Sea.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 30, 2003
Data acquired June 30 - 30, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response