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   Photo ID:

   SL4-137-3721   


   Program:

   Skylab   


   Mission:

   Skylab IV


   Date Taken:

   1974-02-01


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
Plankton blooms in the Falkland Current east of Argentina coast
Description:
Plankton blooms and color variations in the Falkland Current east of the Argentina coast in the South Atlantic Ocean as seen from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. This current flows north and northeastward along the Argentine coast to near 40 degrees south latitude where it meets the Brazil Current and the two swing eastward.
Subject Terms:
ARGENTINA ATLANTIC OCEAN COASTS CURRENTS EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) EDDY CURRENTS OCEAN CURRENTS OCEAN SURFACE ONBOARD ACTIVITIES PHOTOGRAPHY PLANKTON SKYLAB 4 SKYLAB PROGRAM
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