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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the event on January 12.

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English: Streamers of tan dust blew off the coast of Morocco and Western Sahara in early January 2017, stretching over the Atlantic Ocean and the Canary Islands. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the event on January 12. 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 12 January 2017
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Dust storms 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: 2017-01-15.

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