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Dust storm off Algeria

Dust sweeps off the Sahara Desert into the Mediterranean Sea in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image captured over Algeria by NASA's Aqua satellite on September 5, 2003. The red dot in the image is an active fire detection.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published September 12, 2003
Data acquired September 5 - 5, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts
Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collection:
Visible Earth