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Data acquired November 13 - 13, 2002 1400 x 1050 392 KB - JPEG
Data acquired November 13 - 13, 2002 2800 x 2100 1 MB - JPEG
Data acquired November 13 - 13, 2002 5600 x 4200 4 MB - JPEG
Brightly-colored waters in the Gulf of Mexico indicate the presence of sediment, detritus, and blooms of marine plants called phytoplankton. A few scattered fires were detected as well, and are marked in red in these true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images from fall 2002. Mexico is at lower left on September 27, then Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. By November, the bloom appears to have subsided everywhere except the Mississippi River Delta (right center edge.)
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published November 30, 2002 Data acquired November 13 - 13, 2002