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Data acquired April 29 - 29, 2002 1600 x 1250 209 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 29 - 29, 2002 3200 x 2500 682 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 29 - 29, 2002 6400 x 5000 2 MB - JPEG
Dust blows out over the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara in these MODIS images ranging from April 25 — April 29, 2002. The African countries of (top to bottom) Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, and Guinea are blanketed with dust. Dust can blow out over the Cape Verde Islands and reach all the way across the Atlantic to the United States.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published May 6, 2002 Data acquired April 29 - 29, 2002