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Data acquired May 3 - 3, 2002 1000 x 1300 325 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 3 - 3, 2002 2000 x 2600 1 MB Bytes - JPEG
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The Transylvanian Basin in Romania stands out in brilliant green in this image from the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on May 3, 2002. Near the top of the image, the hilly, forested basin is tucked in between the Carpathian Mountains, running northwest-southeast, and the Transylvanian Alps, running west-east. To the right of the image is the Black Sea. The large patch of turquoise water in the Black Sea is a large phytoplankton bloom. At the bottom of the image, the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara is ringed by Greece (left) and Turkey (right).
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published May 9, 2002 Data acquired May 3 - 3, 2002