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The skies over Cape Verde were slightly tinged a light brown as African desert dust blew overhead on March 18, 2002. This true-color image of the event was acquired by theModerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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