Satellites See Saharan Dust from Space

From space, we can see a swirling brown mass making its way across the Atlantic – dust from the Sahara Desert – the largest hot desert in the world. It’s a normal phenomenon. Every year, winds carry millions of tons of dust from North Africa, usually during spring and summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Music credit: "Investigation - Ticking Suspense" from Universal Production Music

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Kathleen Gaeta (NASA): Lead Producer
Jessica Merzdorf (Telophase): Photographer
Katy Mersmann (USRA): Writer
Colin Seftor (SSAI): Scientist