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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Dust Storm in Taklimakan
Description:
Dust Storm in Taklimakan
Almost the entire expanse of the Taklimakan Desert, situated in northwest China, is covered by a massive dust storm in this true-color image acquired on March 10, 2004, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA?s Aqua satellite. The tan color of the dust provides some contrast with the much brighter, white clouds in this scene. The dust is being swept slightly westward.

Image by Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory, using data courtesy MODI S Land Rapid Response Team
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
China
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
March 10, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11999
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Dust Storm in Taklimakan