Colorful Dust Over Mauritania - related image preview

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Colorful Dust Over Mauritania

Airborne dust is common over the West African country, but its source can affect the appearance of plumes.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published March 3, 2025
Data acquired February 25, 2025

Source:
Aqua > MODIS