Dust Plumes off Western Africa

Acquired September 15, 2010, this natural-color image shows dust plumes spanning hundreds of kilometers over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of western Africa.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Dust Plumes off Western Africa.

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

Published September 15, 2010
Data acquired September 15, 2010

Source:: Aqua > MODIS