NASA Photo ID: STS030-151-177      File Name: 10063312.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 05/08/89
  Title: Dust storm cloud, atlantic Ocean
  Description:
  This oblique view of the Sahara Desert, exact location unknown, shows a
  large  dust pall covering several thousands of square miles.  Certain
  localities in  the Sahara Desert are known to generate dust storms every
  few weeks although  few grow to this magnitude.  Dust from such clouds
  often wafts out over the  Atlantic Ocean and, on unusual occasions, can
  even reach the Caribbean and  the United States.                  
  
  Subject terms:
  AFRICA                                  
  AIR POLLUTION                           
  DUST STORMS                             
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  SAHARA DESERT (AFRICA)                  
  STS-30                                  
  

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