COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Record
Title:
Dust Storm over Mauritania
Description:
For a fourth day, a large plume of dust was blowing off the Sahara Desert and out over the Atlantic Ocean. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was captured by Terra satellite on April 30, 2003. 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 Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Atlantic Ocean
facet_when:
April 30, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-10629
