Dust storm in Taklimakan

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Ringed by the Kunlun Mountains to the south and the Tien Shan Mountains to the north, a dust storm over the Taklimakan Desert is confined to the desert basin in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from April 18, 2003.

NASA Earth Observatory image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

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Ringed by the Kunlun Mountains to the south and the Tien Shan Mountains to the north, a dust storm over the Taklimakan Desert is confined to the desert basin in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from April 18, 2003.

Instrument:: Aqua — MODIS

Dust storm in Taklimakan

On April 17, 2003, a dust storm was brewing over the Taklimakan Desert in western China.

Dust storm in Taklimakan

Dust storm in Taklimakan

Dust Storm over the Taklimakan Desert

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Dust Storm over the Taklimakan Desert

On May 10, 2007, a dust storm covered most of the Taklimakan Desert in western China. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of the storm at 05:50 UTC. The storm had intensified by the time the MODIS sensor on NASA’s Aqua satellite took another picture at 07:30 UTC.

Dust Storm over the Taklimakan Desert

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Dust Storm over the Taklimakan Desert

On May 10, 2007, a dust storm covered most of the Taklimakan Desert in western China. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of the storm at 05:50 UTC. The storm had intensified by the time the MODIS sensor on NASA’s Aqua satellite took another picture at 07:30 UTC.

Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert