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Dust in the Desert

Dust in the Desert
Ripples on the wind create intricate wave patterns in a thick plume of dust over Egypt (right) and Libya (left), in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite.

Ripples on the wind create intricate wave patterns in a thick plume of dust over Egypt (right) and Libya (left), in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite.Image Credit: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response Team