File:Satellite picture of the Celtic Sea.jpg

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English: Satellite picture of the Celtic Sea and the English Channel between France and the United Kingdom.
Português: Imagem de satélite do Mar Celta e do Canal da Mancha entre a França e o Reino Unido.
Original caption — Coccolithophores are a group of phytoplankton that are identifiable from space. These microscopic plants armor themselves with external plates of calcium carbonate. The plates, or coccoliths, give the ocean a milky white or turquoise appearance during intense blooms. This natural-color view of the Celtic Sea and English Channel was taken by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer on NASA's Terra satellite on June 4, 2001.
Date 4 June 2001
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Author National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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