Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China (afternoon overpass)

Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China
(afternoon overpass)
region: As
sat: Aqua
projection: Plate Carree
projection center lon: +81.5000
projection center lat: +40.0000
image center lon: +81.5
image center lat: +40
UL lon: +77.9795
UL lat: +43.3709
UR lon: +85.0234
UR lat: +43.3709
LR lon: +85.0234
LR lat: +36.6260
LL lon: +77.9795
LL lat: +36.6260
UL easting (km): -299.8750
UL northing (km): +4822.6250
x scale factor: +0.7660444431189780
ellipsoid: WGS84
Contact: Jeff Schmaltz
L2 granules: A071060815 A071060820

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Images by the MODIS Rapid Response team.

Published April 16, 2007
Data acquired April 16, 2007

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Collection:

Rapid Response Gallery