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Greece
: Three bodies of water are putting on a
different face for this Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from June 9th 2002, of Greece
(left of center and islands). At upper right, the southwest
portion of the Black Sea is awash in color produced by the
reflection of light off chlorophyll and other pigments in the
marine plant life. At the center of the image, sun glint (glare)
off the calm waters of the Aegean Sea gives it a washed out
appearance. At the southwest corner of the image, sun glint on the
Mediterranean Sea is being softened by airborne dust that is
blowing up from North Africa (south of this scene). At right is
the mountainous region of Turkey, at top center is the southern
portion of Bulgaria, and to its left, Macedonia. |