August 30, 2020 - Saharan Dust over the Atlantic

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   Saharan Dust over the Atlantic
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   Wind-borne dust from the Sahara Desert pulsed off the coast of Western
   Africa throughout the month of August 2020. On August 28, the Moderate
   Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra
   satellite acquired a true-color image of a long plume of dust
   stretching more than 1,750 miles (2,816 km) over the Atlantic Ocean,
   obscuring the skies over most of the Cape Verde Islands.

   This particular dust storm appeared to rise from arid, sand-filled
   areas in the interior of Algeria on August 25. Dust storms regularly
   sweep out over the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert at this time
   of year, sometimes blowing all the way to North and South America.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 8/28/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (656.7 KB),  500m (2 MB),  250m (4.1 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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