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English: PACE Observes Namesake Plankton, Aerosols, Clouds and Ocean Ecosystem in One ImageThe Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) captured all elements of its name in this image of the Agean Sea and Black Sea, captured by the satellite’s Ocean Color Instrument on April 6, 2024. The green and milky blue swirls in the Black Sea, at the top of the image, indicate the presence of phytoplankton blooms – these microscopic organisms are the center of the food web in the ocean ecosystem. Plumes of brown aerosols from northern Africa blow over the dark blue Agean Sea in the bottom left section of the image. Wispy white clouds over land frame the top of the image. PACE launched on February 8, 2024, and collects near-daily images of the entire globe to track these features and more.