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Saharan dust over Canary Islands

This series of images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite shows a a dust storm from Africa’s Sahara Desert blowing out over the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.


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

Published April 28, 2002
Data acquired April 21 - 21, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts
Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth