Satellite image of a dust cloud from the Sahara Desert
By Environmental Health Program
2017 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory — St. Petersburg, Florida. Satellite image of a dust cloud from the Sahara Desert moving across the Atlantic Ocean
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Public Domain.
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