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Data acquired April 23 - 23, 2002 1000 x 1300 158 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 23 - 23, 2002 2000 x 2600 595 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 23 - 23, 2002 4000 x 5200 2 MB - JPEG
On April 23, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) captured this image of a large, colorful phytoplankton bloom occurring in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal (left). Several fires (red dots) were detected by MODIS as well.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published April 23, 2002 Data acquired April 23 - 23, 2002