Dust over Cape Verde Islands

The skies over Cape Verde were slightly tinged a light brown as African desert dust blew overhead on March 18, 2002. This true-color image of the event was acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published March 18, 2002
Data acquired March 18, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash