File:Dust storm off Libya (MODIS 2016-05-26).jpg
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 553 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 221 × 240 pixels | 443 × 480 pixels | 709 × 768 pixels | 945 × 1,024 pixels | 2,400 × 2,600 pixels.
Original file (2,400 × 2,600 pixels, file size: 570 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
File information
Structured data
Captions
Summary
[edit]DescriptionDust storm off Libya (MODIS 2016-05-26).jpg |
English: Stormy weather kicked up an intense dust storm in Libya in late May 2016, driving a thick river of sand over the coast and across the Mediterranean Sea. Only about 1 percent of Libya's land is arable, and inland sand seas provide copious material for dust storms.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on May 20. The tan-colored plume of dust and sand is so thick that it blocks the blue waters of the Mediterranean from view. Bright white clouds in the east likely are part of the windy system responsible for driving the dust storm. |
||
Date | Taken on 20 May 2016 | ||
Source |
Dust storm off Libya (direct link)
|
||
Author | Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
This media is a product of the Aqua mission Credit and attribution belongs to the mission team, if not already specified in the "author" row |
Licensing
[edit]Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.) | ||
Warnings:
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 19:33, 15 February 2024 | 2,400 × 2,600 (570 KB) | OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs) | #Spacemedia - Upload of http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/images/image05262016_250m.jpg via Commons:Spacemedia |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.