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A Perfect (Dust) Storm

In April 2001, researchers watched with surprise as dust from an Asian storm crossed the Pacific and reached the eastern United States.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story A Perfect (Dust) Storm.

NASA image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, based on data from the MODIS science team.

Published December 26, 2007
Data acquired April 7, 2001