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Data acquired May 15 - 15, 2002 900 x 700 139 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 15 - 15, 2002 1800 x 1400 469 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 15 - 15, 2002 3600 x 2800 1 MB - JPEG
Beneath airplane contrails and clouds, MODIS captured this image of a phytoplankton bloom occurring off Brittany, France (image center) on May 15, 2002. The bloom appears to extend westward as well, and is very bright blue in places.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published May 22, 2002 Data acquired May 15 - 15, 2002