Dust in the Wind

This series of images, derived from a computer model, shows wind-blown dust from North Africa as it spread over the Atlantic Ocean on July 1, 2009.

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NASA maps by Pete Colarco and Robert Simmon, based on GEOS-5 model data. Caption by Mike Carlowicz and Adam Voiland.

Published December 18, 2010
Data acquired July 1, 2009

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