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March 3, 2022 - Rub'al-Khali Desert in Saudi Arabia
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The orange-toned sands and fascinating textures mark a field of sand dunes in the Rub’ al Khali, or “Empty Quarter” of the Arabian Peninsula. This massive sand sea sprawls over parts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, covering about 583,000 square kilometers (225,000 square miles). Roughly the size of France, the Rub’ al Khali is said to hold about half as much sand as the entire Sahara Desert.
On March 2, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the some of the thick sands of the Rub’ al Khali. This particular section is located in eastern Saudi Arabia and extends northward into the United Arab Emirates.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 3/2/2022
Resolutions:
1km (21.7 KB), 500m (47.5 KB), 250m (103.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
The orange-toned sands and fascinating textures mark a field of sand dunes in the Rub’ al Khali, or “Empty Quarter” of the Arabian Peninsula. This massive sand sea sprawls over parts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, covering about 583,000 square kilometers (225,000 square miles). Roughly the size of France, the Rub’ al Khali is said to hold about half as much sand as the entire Sahara Desert.
On March 2, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the some of the thick sands of the Rub’ al Khali. This particular section is located in eastern Saudi Arabia and extends northward into the United Arab Emirates.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 3/2/2022
Resolutions:
1km (21.7 KB), 500m (47.5 KB), 250m (103.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
