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Winds were at work this winter, sculpting the landscape in Sudan. On February 2, 2017, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of a dust storm above the arid country. Faint streaks indicate recently transported dust and sand, as well as older buildup.
NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Pola Lem.
Faint streaks indicate recent transport of dust and sand, as well as older buildup.
Wind lofted dust above the Middle East in early 2017.
Camel-colored dust forms a counter-clockwise swirl over Sudan in this image acquired on May 7, 2009.
A massive dust storm spans central Sudan and stretches into the Central African Republic on May 9, 2009.