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Dust storm in Texas
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Published April 17, 2006
A dust storm struck north-central Texas on April 6, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, a tan plume of dust, near the bottom of the image, swirls in a counter-clockwise...
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Chesapeake Bay watershed
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Published April 16, 2006
The Chesapeake Bay watershed dominates the lower left portion of the image, while snow and ice can be seen in parts of New England and Canada. The watershed or 165,000 square kilometer (64,000 square mile) drainage basin encompasses parts of New York (as far North as Cooperstown), Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay (located at the bottom center of the image)...
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