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Cape Verde Under Dust

The dust from the Sahara was extraordinarily thick just south of the Cape Verde Islands in this SeaWiFS image.

Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published June 16, 1999
Data acquired June 16, 1999

Source:: OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:: Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash; Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Islands