Credit:
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
The coastal waters of southern China are swirling with colors that probably indicate the presence of both sediment and phytoplankton. Right of center a black outline marks the location of Hong Kong. At lower left is Vietnam. This image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite.
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Aqua - MODISData Date:
October 8 - 8, 2002Visualization Date:
October 29, 2002
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