NASA Photo ID: STS050-85-037 File Name: 10065283.jpg Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 07/09/92 Title: Dust Storm, Red Sea and Saudi Arabia Description: Outlined against the dark blue water of the Red Sea, a prominent dust storm is making its way across the Red Sea into Saudi Arabia (22.0N, 39.0E) between the Islamic holy cities of Medinah and Mecca. Funneled through a gap in the coastal ranges of southern Sudan near the Ethiopian border, dust storms frequently will blow counter to the prevailing tropical easterly winds of the region.