• MODIS Pic of the Day 11 October 2021

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    October 11, 2021 - Dust in the Taklimakan Desert

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    Taklimakan Desert
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    On October 5, 2021, dust stretched more than 790 miles (1,273 km) to
    cover the entire Taklimakan Desert. The camel-colored dust was thickest
    in the west, where it was thick enough to completely obscure the
    satellite sensor’s view of the desert floor. The Moderate Resolution
    Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a
    true-color image of the scene on that same day.

    The Taklimakan Desert sits in the Tarim Basin between the Tien Shan
    Mountains in the north, and Kunlun Mountains in the south. The
    Taklimakan is the largest desert in China, and the largest
    shifting-sand desert in the world, providing ample material for dust
    storms. Because the desert lacks drainage, it has collected large
    quantities of salt left behind by evaporating water.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Aqua
    Date Acquired: 10/5/2021
    Resolutions: 1km (1.3 MB), 500m (3.6 MB), 250m (2.5 MB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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