Suggested Searches

 

1 min read

Dust blowing off Namibia

NASA Earth Observatory

Jul 18, 2005
Article
Instruments:
Topics:
Dust blowing off Namibia
July 10, 2005

Tendrils of dust swept off the west coast of Namibia and spread over the Atlantic in early July 2005. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite took this picture on July 10, 2005.

In this image, faint plumes of dust that stretch over several hundred kilometers blow in a southwesterly direction off the coast. To the north and east of the dust is the Etosha Pan, a low expanse of land filled with clay, silt, and mineral salts. In this image it appears as a white rectangular shape.

References & Resources

NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team.

Downloads

Dust blowing off Namibia

July 10, 2005

JPEG (2.70 MB)

You may also be interested in:

Stay up-to-date with the latest content from NASA as we explore the universe and discover more about our home planet.
Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali
2 min read

At a time of year when dust storm activity winds down, a plume of dust blanketed parts of the West…

Article
Sizing Up the Sargassum Belt
6 min read

Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of…

Article
An Epic View of the Seasons
6 min read

The tilt in Earth's axis of rotation makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons in imagery from…

Article
Keep Exploring

Discover More from NASA Earth Science

Subscribe to Earth Observatory Newsletters

Subscribe to the Earth Observatory and get the Earth in your inbox.

Earth Observatory Image of the Day

NASA's Earth Observatory brings you the Earth, every day, with in-depth stories and stunning imagery.

Explore Earth Science

Earth Science Data

Open access to NASA’s archive of Earth science data