A dust cloud was a concentration of dust in the form of a cloud. A dust cloud in space was known as an Interstellar dust cloud.
In 2366, the USS Enterprise-D was concealed in a dust cloud located in the Paulson Nebula while the ship tried to evade a Borg cube. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds"; PIC: "The Next Generation")
In 2368, after a Type C asteroid had struck an unpopulated continent on the planet Penthara IV, the resulting dust cloud could have created a phenomenon not unlike the nuclear winters of 21st century Earth. (TNG: "A Matter Of Time")
See also[]
- Dust storm
- Cometary dust cloud