Dust Storm Over the Mediterranean Sea
Credit: Jeff Schmaltz; MODIS team; NASA, Posted on: Thursday, 8 March 2007, 06:34 CST Download full size image
A dust storm, likely originating in the Sahara Desert, swept across the Mediterranean Sea on February 24, 2007. The MODIS on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the dust appears as an undulating swath of tan over the dark ocean water.
The storm also clouds skies over Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and Egypt. (Country borders are denoted by black lines.) Even through a layer of dust, however, the Nile Delta still sports a lush green hue, in contrast to its largely arid surroundings.
More Images

Four Finalist Landing Site Candidates for Mars Science Laboratory.Out of more than 30 sites considered as possible landing targets for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory ...

M84: Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy .This composite image shows M84, a massive elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, about 55 million l...
Recent Images
- M84: Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy
- Four Finalist Landing Site Candidates for Mars Science Laboratory
- Plankton Bloom Surrounds Chatham Islands
- Submillimetre and infrared view of the Galactic Centre
- Athabasca Valles Distributary Channels
- MODIS Terra Earth Mosaic
- Saturn's View of Titan
- Mangala Fossae, ortho-image
- Fires in California
Latest Thoughts
Dealing With Stress Gets Harder With Age
Growing Number of People Using Veggies as Cosmetics
Scent Free Tanning Replacing Smelly Chemicals
Weightless Webs: Spiders on the Space Station
Picking Toys for Kids with ADHD
People Who Exercise Less Likely to Suffer a Stroke
redOrbit Friends
Quiz Me
Sponsored by National Geographic's The Science Book













RSS Feeds