Dust storm in Sudan

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

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.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2003-06-26