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Dust Storms in Greenland

Large plumes of dust from the planet’s largest island are most common during the transition from summer to winter.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published October 25, 2021
Data acquired October 18, 2021

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Suomi NPP > VIIRS