File:Dust storm in the Gobi Desert (MODIS 2017-03-31).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(2,400 × 1,800 pixels, file size: 675 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) captured this true-color image on March 23.

Summary

[edit]
Description
English: Dust streamed across the Gobi Desert in late March 2017, creating a river of sand and dust that obscured the land from view. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) captured this true-color image on March 23. The Gobi Desert stretches about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) across southern Mongolia and northwestern China. Dust storms are one of the major natural hazards of the Gobi Desert, especially in spring when dust is whipped eastward with prevailing winds. Strong storms can spread all the way to the United States, and can be hazardous to public health.
Date Taken on 23 March 2017
Source

Dust storm in the Gobi Desert (direct link)

This image or video was catalogued by Goddard Space Flight Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: 2017-03-31.

This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.
Other languages:

العربية ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/−

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 domain 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/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current18:57, 16 February 2024Thumbnail for version as of 18:57, 16 February 20242,400 × 1,800 (675 KB)OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs)#Spacemedia - Upload of http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/images/image03312017_250m.jpg via Commons:Spacemedia

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Dust_storm_in_the_Gobi_Desert_(MODIS_2017-03-31).jpg&oldid=909382717"