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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on February 1.

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English: Plumes of tan dust streamed off the coast of Mauritania and over the Atlantic Ocean in early February 2017. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on February 1.

Much of the dust likely arose inland, from the Saharan Desert, but some may arise from arid areas near the coast both in Western Sahara (north) and Mauritania (south).

Africa is the world’s largest source of dust to the atmosphere, contributing about 70 percent of the global total. Airborne mineral dust from the world’s deserts delivers nutrients to the land and ocean and affects the atmosphere and climate.
Date Taken on 1 February 2017
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Dust storm off West Africa (direct link)

This image or video was catalogued by Goddard Space Flight Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: 2017-02-04.

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Author Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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