--- title: Photo: Dust Storm Covers the Red Sea description: NASA's Aqua satellite has captured this extraordinary image of a huge dust storm billowing out over much of the Red Sea. canonical: https://time.com/4372703/nasa-dust-storm-red-sea/ author: Amanda Calvo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-17T03:28:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T22:40:27.176Z article:section: Science og:title: See NASA's Spectacular Image of Dust Storm Blanketing the Red Sea og:description: NASA's Aqua satellite captured this extraordinary image og:url: https://time.com/4372703/nasa-dust-storm-red-sea/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb72bbdd579867d61/69889859656a3f2e39bcbf51/dust.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3600 og:image:height: 2025 og:image:alt: Dust over the Red Sea og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See NASA's Spectacular Image of Dust Storm Blanketing the Red Sea twitter:description: NASA's Aqua satellite captured this extraordinary image twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb72bbdd579867d61/69889859656a3f2e39bcbf51/dust.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See NASA's Spectacular Image of a Dust Storm Blanketing the Red Sea > Sponsored content. 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Jeff Schmaltz—NASA Earth Observatory by [Amanda Calvo](https://time.com/author/amanda-calvo/) ## Amanda Calvo Jun 17, 2016 3:28 AM UTC NASA’s Aqua satellite has [captured](http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=88211) this extraordinary image of a huge dust storm billowing out over much of the Red Sea. The plume of airborne dust, caught by the satellite’s on-board Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Wednesday, appears to be blowing northeast-wards out of Africa across the Red Sea towards Saudi Arabia. Sand or dust storms are not uncommon in this desert region, and NASA [said](http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=88211) this one resulted from blustery winds caused by a cold front, which was related to a cyclone near the Persian Gulf. 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