File:Glacial Dust off Alaska.jpg
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English: In this image, the wind is blowing from the snow-covered mountains to the Gulf of Alaska. The wind picked up fine sediment from the riverbank and carried it over the ocean. The pale brown plume of airborne dust contrasts sharply with the dark ocean beneath it. |
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| Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
| Author | Jeff Schmaltz |
Image captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite. Image courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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