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Earth’s Aquarium

By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Earth As Art image of the Bering Sea
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Detailed Description

These green and blue swirls in the Bering Sea reveal the bottom of the food chain in the ocean. Microscopic organisms called phytoplankton, which are important to fish populations, may be too small to be seen individually, but in vast numbers they are visible from space. The white clouds in the image look like bubbles in an aquarium.

  • Collection: Earth as Art 4
  • Source: Landsat 8
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Sources/Usage

Public Domain.