Dust Storm over Eastern Australia
February 7, 2013
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this view of a large dust storm (image center) blowing across eastern Australia on October 23, 2002. Scattered fires (red dots) are visible as well.
Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Topics:
Disaster Accident, Environment, Spacecraft, Earth, Meteorology, Weather, Bodélé Depression, Terra, Dust storm, Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
