Subj : MODIS Pic of the Day 30 March 2023
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From : Dan Richter
Date : Thu Mar 30 2023 12:00:44

March 30, 2023 - Dust Storm in Libya

   Dust in Libya
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   A pale veil of dust blew across Libya in late March 2023. The Moderate
   Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua
   satellite acquired a true-color image of dust storm on March 29.

   Sitting in Northern Africa, Libya is the fourth-largest country in
   Africa and the 16th-largest country in the World. The country enjoys a
   long coast along the Mediterranean Sea, where most of the population
   resided. Inland is a dry, difficult landscape that alternates between
   large sand seas and rocky outcroppings. Only about 1 percent of the
   land is arable, and dust storms are one of the country’s leading
   natural hazards.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 3/29/2023
   Resolutions:  1km (878 KB),  500m (2.2 MB),  250m (1.2 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-03-30
 
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