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Data acquired October 8 - 8, 2002 1500 x 1150 395 KB - JPEG
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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.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published October 29, 2002 Data acquired October 8 - 8, 2002