Sahara Dust Storm

Resembling the arc of a solar prominence, a bulb of dust curves over the Atlantic Ocean from western Africa in this true-color image from April 22, 2010.

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NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published April 29, 2010
Data acquired April 22, 2010

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Aqua > MODIS