The Black Sea

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    The coccolithophore (click here to read more about coccolithophore: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Coccolithophores/ )has been part of the Black Sea ecology for millennia. In the summer these calcite-shedding phytoplankton can color much of the Black Sea cyan, as is evident in this Aqua-MODIS image collected on July 15, 2012.

    Credit: NASA/GSFC/MODIS

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    1. Mairi M Martin 11 months ago | reply

      Another truly awesome image !

    2. GISNMIL 11 months ago | reply

      С такого ракурса вижу впервые

    3. Alexandra Christina Photo 11 months ago | reply

      Those are some great colors!

    4. Vlad Feoktistov 11 months ago | reply

      Gorgeous! My hometown Sochi is under clouds BTW :)

    5. Steven N. Maliarakis Online Photo Atlas 11 months ago | reply

      And there is my Home Town, the Island of Rhodes in Greece. Always so beautiful!

    6. deos19 11 months ago | reply

      Wow! i see my house-)

    7. hitrun 2 weeks ago | reply

      blue not black :)

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