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Dust Storm off Morocco

In this image, two largely parallel dust plumes blow off the coast. The northeast plume is more intense—thick enough in places to completely hide the water below. The other plume is thinner and shows faint wave patterns near the coast.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published February 12, 2008
Data acquired February 10, 2008

Source:
Aqua > MODIS