Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf 2003

Satellite
Iran
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf 2003. A dust storm first imaged on 2003, had progressed south and east by April 17, and was draped over Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf, and Iran in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite.

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Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf 2003