Visible Earth: Phytoplankton bloom off Brittany, France

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Beneath airplane contrails and clouds, MODIS captured this image of a phytoplankton bloom occurring off Brittany, France (image center) on May 15, 2002. The bloom appears to extend westward as well, and is very bright blue in places.

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2002-05-22

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Phytoplankton bloom off Brittany, France

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