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A Dusty Journey

Satellite observations show how far winds normally spread North African dust particles before rain and gravity pull them down to the ocean.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Yu, H., et al. (2019). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published January 9, 2020
Data acquired 2007 - 2016

Source:
Aqua > MODIS