South America Dust

Satellite
Peru
SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, ORBIMAGE

This might be dust from Peru in this SeaWiFS image, which appears to be blowing westward -- perhaps underneath the clouds which are also visible in the image.

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Maps of Peru

Algal bloom off Peru

A vast area of the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Peru is colored green with...

Fires in Peru

In the Andes Mountains in western Peru, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua...

Satellite Image, Photo of the Nazca Lines, Peru

This Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) image, cropped from a full scene, covers...

Satellite Image, Photo of Lake Junin, Andes Mountains, Peru

Lake Junin, Andes Mountains, Peru June 1993. The dark feature in the center of the color...

Satellite Image, Photo of Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia

Lake Titicaca, at an elevation, of 12,507 feet (3,812 meters) in the Andean Altiplano, is the...

Satellite Image, Photo of Yauca and Acari River Canyons, Peru

Yauca and Acari River Canyons, Peru May 1996. The dry, canyonlike terrain of the Peruvian coast...

Satellite Image, Photo of Ampato Volcano, Peru

Ampato Volcano, Peru October 1988. The Andes Mountains region of South America is known as the...

Satellite Image, Photo of Pisco Area, Peninsula Paracas and Isla Sangayan, Peru

Coastal fog commonly drapes the Peruvian coast. This image captures complex interactions between land, sea, and...

Satellite Image, Photo of Coropuna and Soliman Volcanoes, Peru

Coropuna and Soliman Volcanoes, Peru May 1997. This image shows two magnificent, snow-covered stratovolcanoes located in...

Satellite Image, Photo of Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia

Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia June 1996. Located in the high plateau of the Andes Mountains...

Satellite Image, Photo of Sabancaya, Chachani, El Misti Volcanoes, Peru

Sabancaya, Chachani, and El Misti Volcanoes, Peru May 1997. The snow-covered stratovolcanic peaks of Sabancaya (left...

Satellite Image, Photo of Sechura Desert, Peru

Sechura Desert, Peru April 1993. The Sechura Desert of northwestern Peru is typical of the hyperarid...

South America Dust