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The Blooming Gulf of St. Lawrence

When conditions are right, microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton reproduce abundantly and create colorful patterns on the ocean surface that satellites can observe from space.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Text by Adam Voiland.

Published July 14, 2021
Data acquired July 13, 2021

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI