Suggested Searches

1 min read

Dust Storm over Eastern China

Instruments:
2006-04-22 00:00:00
April 22, 2006

Another plume of dust passed over China on April 22, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard NASA’s Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the dust plume appears as a band of tan that arcs across the scene from lower left toward the center right. South of the dust plume is a bank of clouds. Some of the grayish material north of the plume could be pollution.

References & Resources

NASA image courtesy MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. The team offers daily images of this region.

You may also be interested in:

Stay up-to-date with the latest content from NASA as we explore the universe and discover more about our home planet.

Dust in the “Eye” of the Tarim Basin
3 min read

Satellites have observed episodes of dust swirling across the basin in western China for decades.

Article
Finding Freshwater in Great Salt Lake
4 min read

Reed-covered mounds exposed by declining water levels reveal an unexpected network of freshwater springs that feed directly into the lake…

Article
Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island
2 min read

Winds blowing past the volcanic landmass near the Korean Peninsula created a trail of spiraling clouds, while murky water churned…

Article