December 8, 2020 - Dust from Egypt over the Mediterranean Sea

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   Dust from Egypt over the Mediterranean Sea
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   A sheet of Saharan dust blew over the Mediterranean Sea in early
   December 2020. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of
   the shifting dust on December 7.

   The dust appears to rise from Egypt, where sand seas extend over much
   of the country. A little less than 3 percent of the land is arable –
   and most of the arable land lies along the Nile River. The broad, green
   Nile River Delta can be seen at the lower edge of the image, just to
   the right of center and covered by a thin veil of dust. As the dust
   blows across the Egyptian coast and over the blue waters of the
   Mediterranean, the thicker plume arcs to the west while the thinner
   plume blows slightly towards the east.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 12/7/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (337.2 KB),  500m (1.1 MB),  250m (3.2 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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