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Data acquired September 7 - 7, 2003 600 x 800 91 KB - JPEG
Data acquired September 7 - 7, 2003 1200 x 1600 312 KB - JPEG
Data acquired September 7 - 7, 2003 2400 x 3200 868 KB - JPEG
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA´s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of dust blowing off the deserts of Iraq towards the Persian Gulf on September 7, 2003. The Tigris River snakes through the upper left of the image. The dust seems to be originating around Hawr Dalmaj, a body of water just east of the Tigris River. Baghdad is the light grey patch where the river seems to disappear.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published September 8, 2003 Data acquired September 7 - 7, 2003