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Dust storm in Sudan

A river of desert dust flows over Sudan (left), over the Red Sea, and on to Saudi Arabia in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Terra satellite on June 26, 2003. At left, the green ribbon winding its way through the arid terrain is the Nile River.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 26, 2003
Data acquired June 26 - 26, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts
Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth