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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Dust Storm in Northern Africa
Description:
Dust still lingered over northern Africa on February 24, 2006, a day after a massive dust storm swept over Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Aqua satellite captured this image on February 24.

In this image, a cloud of dust several hundred kilometers across extends from Libya and Egypt over the Mediterranean Sea. Faint tendrils of dust reach as far to the east as Israel. Although the dust hides many land features in northern Africa, the lush, green Nile Delta still stands out from its surroundings.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Egypt
facet_where:
Libya
facet_where:
Mediterranean Sea
facet_where:
Algeria
facet_where:
Tunisia
facet_where:
Israel
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
February 24, 2006
facet_when_year:
2006
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-13380
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Dust Storm in Northern Africa