August 14, 2003JPEG
On August 14, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of a dust-swept Red Sea.
The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
This Terra MODIS image shows a dust storm sweeping over the Red Sea on August 20, 2003.


This true-color image from July 1, 2009, shows a thick plume of dust almost completely covering the Red Sea.
This true-color image from July 1, 2009, shows a thick plume of dust almost completely covering the Red Sea.
