![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080925012043im_/http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//3220/Gobi.A2002097.0340.150x115.jpg)
Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
This true-color MODIS image, acquired April 7, 2002, depicts a dust storm in the Gobi Desert of China's Inner Mongolia. The storm appears as a blend of brown, tan, and orange smudges flowing East to West over the upper right portion of the image. Also visible is a fire (red dot) in the lower left portion of the image.
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2002-04-17