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June 28, 2007 - Dust Plume Over the Persian Gulf
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A plume of dust blew out of Syria over Iraq, the northern tip of the Persian Gulf, and Saudi Arabia on June 26, 2007. The MODIS flying onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the dust storm. In this image, the dust appears in a slightly paler shade of beige, blurring the landscape below.
After stretching out over the Persian Gulf toward Bahrain and Qatar, the dust swirls back to the west, into Saudi Arabia. Although some extra dust may have been kicked up along the way, the dust in the southwest part of this image probably did not arise from that rugged, hilly region.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 06/26/2007
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz1
A plume of dust blew out of Syria over Iraq, the northern tip of the Persian Gulf, and Saudi Arabia on June 26, 2007. The MODIS flying onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the dust storm. In this image, the dust appears in a slightly paler shade of beige, blurring the landscape below.
After stretching out over the Persian Gulf toward Bahrain and Qatar, the dust swirls back to the west, into Saudi Arabia. Although some extra dust may have been kicked up along the way, the dust in the southwest part of this image probably did not arise from that rugged, hilly region.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 06/26/2007
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz1
