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   July 23, 2022 - A Summer Scene across the Balkans and Black Sea   
      
      Balkan States, Black Sea   
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      Summer sunshine highlighted the myriad colors of the Black Sea and   
      surrounding landscape on July 22, 2022. The Moderate Resolution Imaging   
      Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite to acquired a   
      beautiful true-color image of the scene on that same day.   
      
      The Black Sea, filling about one-third of the eastern side of the   
      image, is decorated with swirls of greens and blues. These fanciful   
      colors mark the location of a summer-time bloom of phytoplankton.   
      Phytoplankton are the “primary producers” of the seas and oceans. These   
      plant-like, microscopic algae, bacteria, and protists use chlorophyll   
      to make food from sunlight and dissolved nutrients. More than 150   
      different types of phytoplankton have been observed in the Black Sea,   
      supporting a rich bounty of fish and other marine life.   
      
      Six countries surround the Black Sea. From the north and moving counter   
      clockwise, the countries seen in this image include Ukraine, Romania,   
      Bulgaria, and Turkey. The Crimean Peninsula juts southward along the   
      northern coast of the Black Sea and is partially covered with cloud.   
      Crimea was transferred by the USSR to Ukraine in 1954 and was invaded   
      by Russia in 2014. The CIA World Factbook lists Crimea as part of   
      Ukraine, but notes “ 7.1% of Ukraine's area, is Russian occupied; the   
      seized area includes all of Crimea and about one-third of both Luhans'k   
      and Donets'k oblasts.”   
      
      The green forests of the Carpathian Mountains, which sweep through   
      Romania are the most notable landmark west of the Black Sea. More than   
      half of the Carpathian Mountains belong to Romania. The portion of the   
      Danube River south of the Carpathians forms the border between Romania   
      and Bulgaria as it flows into the Black Sea. In the south, the white   
      circle is Lake Tuz, located on the Central Anatolia plateau about 90   
      miles (150 km) south-southeast of Ankara, Turkey. Lake Tuz was once the   
      second-largest lake in Turkey but has become more of a large   
      mineral-encrusted puddle than a lake in recent years. During some   
      summers, it completely dries up.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 7/22/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (3.2 MB),  500m (8.8 MB),  250m (6.5 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-07-23   
       
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