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   October 24, 2022 - Bloom in the Bass Strait   
      
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      The deep blue waters of the Bass Strait were stained with the   
      jewel-like tones of a spring phytoplankton bloom in mid-October 2022.   
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the colorful scene   
      on October 20.   
      
      The Bass Strait is about 124 miles (200 km) wide, separating Australia   
      (north) and Tasmania (south). Said to be twice as wide and twice as   
      rough as the English Channel, the generally-shallow waters of the   
      strait sit on complex bottom topography that creates a richly   
      biodiverse marine ecosystem.   
      
      Phytoplankton—microscopic plant-like organisms—live in the Bass Strait   
      year-round. When conditions are favorable, they can reproduce   
      explosively to create massive blooms that can easily be seen from   
      space. Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food chain, thus help   
      maintain the wide array of marine life teeming within the Bass Strait.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 10/20/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km ( B),  500m (743.2 KB),  250m (2.1 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=2022-10-24   
       
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