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Saharan Dust Storm

A dust storm swept across the Sahara Desert on May 10, 2006, moving dust across Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer <a href="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/">(MODIS)</a> flying onboard the <a href="http://terra.nasa.gov/">Terra</a> satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the dust appears as a pale beige plume that sweeps westward over the desert. White clouds dot the skies around the fringes of the storm. Sensor: Terra/MODIS.