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Dust Blowing over the Red Sea

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Jun 25, 2003
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June 25, 2003

For almost a week, dust has been sweeping over the Red Sea (center) from East Africa. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite shows the region on June 25, 2003. A thick dust plume (tan pixels) is stretching out from the Sudan coastline (left) and has almost reached Saudi Arabia (right). The entire scene is thinly veiled with a layer of dust, giving the image a soft appearance.

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Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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