Color Difference Between Mediterranean and Black Seas

  • Credit

    Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

This true color SeaWiFS image of the eastern Mediterranean and Black Seas shows the amazing difference in water color between the two bodies. The aquamarine color in the Black Sea is due to phytoplankton blooms.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    OrbView-2/SeaWiFS

  • Visualization Date

    2000-06-06