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A yellow cloud of Dust is seen over the dark Atlantic Ocean off the coast of sand covered Mauritania. The capital, Nouakchott, is labeled on a the smooth curved portion of the coast. A patch of slightly different colored land, just off the coast above the capital, also seems to be putting dust into the atmosphere parallel to the yellow dust cloud, it is lighter in color than the yellow dust plume.

Colorful Dust Over Mauritania

Airborne dust is common over the West African country, but its source can affect the appearance of plumes.

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