Image of the week : phytoplancton

From NASA
Phytoplankton (likely largely composed of the dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans) continue to flourish in the Arabian Sea.

This view was collected by Suomi-NPP/VIIRS on January 29, 2021.
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Oman basin wth the GeoGarage platform (SHOM nautical chart)
 

Links :

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