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   March 7, 2023 - Dust plumes off Eritrea   
      
      Dust plume off Eritrea   
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      Plumes of tan dust blew from the small country of Eritrea on the   
      African coast and over the Red Sea on March 6, 2023. The Moderate   
      Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua   
      satellite acquired a true-color image of the active dust storm on that   
      same day.   
      
      A dense plume of dust parallels the coastline of Eritrea while a fine   
      blanket of dust spreads over the country’s Dahlak Archipelago, a group   
      of islands in the Red Sea off the coast. Only four of the islands are   
      permanently inhabited. The Dahlak Archipelago have been known as rich   
      pearl fisheries for centuries.   
      
      With an area slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Pennsylvania,   
      Eritrea sits wedged between Sudan (north) and Ethiopia (south). The   
      hot, dry strip of desert that sits along the Red Sea coast holds   
      copious dust that is easily lifted by strong winds to create dust   
      storms. Away from the coast, the terrain rises to the highlands, where   
      the climate is more temperate and most of the population is found.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 3/6/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (391.2 KB),  500m (968.1 KB),  250m (646.9   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-03-07   
       
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