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A Burst of Saharan Dust

A fresh supply of airborne particles took off from northwest Africa in early June 2022.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Story by Michael Carlowicz, with reporting from Sara Pratt and Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 6, 2022
Data acquired June 3 - 5, 2022

Source:
NOAA-20 > VIIRS