![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080925021403im_/http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//5252/AralSea.A2003108.0925.115x150.jpg)
Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
On April 18, 2003, strong southwesterly winds were blowing dust and sand from the deserts of Kazakhstan out over the Aral Sea. The above true-color image of the dust plume was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, flying aboard NASA.s Aqua spacecraft.
Metadata
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Sensor
Aqua/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2003-04-19