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Saharan Dust Crosses the Atlantic

Acquired June 1, 2010, this natural-color image shows a thin plume of dust off the coast of South America.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Saharan Dust Crosses the Atlantic.

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published June 1, 2010
Data acquired June 1, 2010

Source:: Terra > MODIS