NASA wants to identify species of phytoplankton, tiny plant-like ocean organisms, from space. Why?
They produce oxygen, soak up carbon, are food for fish, can cause harmful algal blooms, and more. https://go.nasa.gov/3Pp2W9T 🌊
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NASA Wants to Identify Phytoplankton Species from Space. Here’s Why.
They’re small, but they’re mighty. From producing oxygen we breathe to soaking up carbon we emit to feeding fish we eat, tiny phytoplankton are a crucial part of ocean ecosystems and essential to life as we know it on Earth.Kate Ramsayer (NASA)