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Phytoplankton bloom

Large phytoplankton bloom that occurred around New Zealand, 2009

This image shows a large phytoplankton bloom that occurred around New Zealand in October 2009. The image was acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite.

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Rights: Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Published: 17 September 2009Updated: 11 November 2019Size: 759.83 KB
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