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Saharan Dust Crosses the Atlantic

This photo-like satellite image from June 1, 2010, shows the trans-oceanic connection between Africa and the Amazon: Saharan dust ferried across the Atlantic on easterly winds.

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

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.

Published June 4, 2010
Data acquired June 1, 2010

Source:: Terra > MODIS