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Dust storm in Baja California seen from space

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-namex-00009

Date

2012-01-28

Dust clouds blowing out of Mexico across an otherwise cloud-free view of Baja California. Late November 2011 offered mostly cloud-free skies and a compelling view of the entire length of Baja California and the Pacific coast of Mexico. In the midst of the clarity, strong northeasterly winds stirred up dust storms on the mainland and the peninsula.
The natural-color images required to make this oblique view were acquired on November 27, 2011, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite.