• Two satellite images side by side of the same area. The left image is in full color and shows a giant brown dust cloud in the center of the image. The right image is in black and white, the white area highlighting the same dust cloud from the left image.
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    These NOAA-15 images reveal the presence of a dust cloud over western China on April 29, 1999. The image on the left depicts the dust as an area of light brown haze. The image on the right has had water vapor data removed making the dust cloud appear white.

  • Two satellite images side by side of the same area. The left image is in full color and shows a giant brown dust cloud in the center of the image. The right image is in black and white, the white area highlighting the same dust cloud from the left image.

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