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A Swirl of a Day for Phytoplankton

In the Gulf of Oman, eddies drew seasonal phytoplankton blooms into mesmerizing whirls. 


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published March 25, 2025
Data acquired March 8, 2025

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI