Dust tends to be tan, though the color varies depending on the type of soil that is being picked up by the wind.

In the comments field, note whether you see some kind of pollution in the image.Haze is usually gray-white and very uniform in texture.

Copy the image URL and paste it into the data sheet to make it easier to return to the image later.

Under vector options (above the image), select fires + borders from the drop-down menu and click “select.”.

Click on the photo-like image (true color) on the left.

Click on previous to browse back to earlier days.

This will bring up the most recent images of the region.

Click on the map to select your area of interest.

The page will show a series of clickable maps and a list of subset areas.

Under “quick links” on the right side of the page, click on near real time subsets.

The MODIS Rapid Response System typically provides images within 4-6 hours after the satellite acquires them. Terra MODIS passes overhead in the mid-morning local time, while Aqua captures images from the early afternoon. Both satellites orbit the Earth from pole to pole, so that each MODIS instrument sees the entire Earth every day. It is an instrument that flies on two NASA satellites, Terra and Aqua. MODIS stands for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.

To access daily true color images of much of the world, go to the MODIS Rapid Response System.

Identifying Pollution in Photo-Like Satellite Images The haze is gray-white and is smooth in texture compared to clouds. This image shows the transport of smoke from forest fires in Idaho and Montana across the United States and over the Atlantic Ocean.

Live nasa satellite view of earth