May 22, 2023 - Dust in China and Mongolia

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Dust blanketed the border between northwestern China and southern
Mongolia for more than a week in late May 2023. The Moderate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite
acquired a true-color image of the dust storm on May 19.

The dust primarily rises from the Gobi Desert, a large, cold area of
sparse grassland and sand that straddles the Mongolia-China border. A
long line of camel-colored dust stretches along the southern section of
the image. In some areas, the dust along this line is so thick that it
is impossible to view the land beneath. In the northeast (upper left),
a thinner veil of dust covers the landscape and appears to be moving
eastward. The nearby white cloud likely marks an unsettled system that
created winds that, at least in part, were responsible for gusty wind
that helped drive the dust storm.

The Gobi Desert ranks among the world’s most prolific dust-producing
regions. While dust storms can – and do – arise at any time of the
year, they are more frequent in springtime.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 5/19/2023
Resolutions: 1km (2 MB), 500m (5.1 MB), 250m (3.4 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=2023-05-22

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