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Patagonian Phytoplankton

It's rare that most of Patagonia is as cloud free as it was on October 19, 2018 when Suomi-NPP/VIIRS collected this image. Springtime phytoplankton communities can be seen on both the Pacific and Atlantic side of this southernmost region of South America. Click on the image to get a larger version.