Detail View: NASA Earth Observatory Collection: The Great Sand Sea

Title: 
The Great Sand Sea
Description: 
This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Terra satellite on June 5, 2003, shows tan plumes of dust being whisked off the coast of Libya and out over the Mediterranean Sea. This image is centered farther west than the previous image in this series. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor: 
Terra- MODIS
facet_what: 
Terra
facet_where: 
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when: 
June 5, 2003
facet_when_year: 
2003
UID: 
SPD-ETOBS-10700
original url: 
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=10700