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Data acquired July 31, 2013 720 x 480 JPEG
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Data acquired August 2, 2013 720 x 480 JPEG
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Data acquired July 31 - August 2, 2013 720 x 775 JPEG
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Dust storms in mid-summer 2013 spanned the Atlantic Ocean, depositing particles in the Americas and perhaps suppressing hurricanes.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership and OMPS data provided courtesy of Colin Seftor (SSAI). Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Mike Carlowicz, with interpretation from Colin Seftor, Scott Braun, and Ralph Kahn from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Steve Miller of Colorado State University.
Published August 29, 2013 Data acquired July 31 - August 2, 2013