![Green coastline is visible in the lower left corner with dark blue ocean waters filling the majority of the image. Amid the dark blue waters is a cloud of light blue-green water, the lightest section in the center right, the coloration eddies off and disperses toward the upper left.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/barentsbloom-vir3-20240809.jpg)
Bright Blues in the Barents
These shallow Arctic waters frequently produce phytoplankton blooms spanning hundreds of kilometers in the summer. View the full story
Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Wanmei Liang
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TakenAugust 9, 2024
Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory/Wanmei Liang
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