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The Red Sea

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The Red Sea.
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This Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) image of the Red Sea was acquired on August 13, 2000. Located between the East African coast and the Saudi Arabian peninsula, the Red Sea got its name because the blooms of a type of algae, Trichodesmium erythraeum, found in the sea turn reddish-brown when they die. The Red Sea contains many islands and dangerous coral reefs and is surrounded by hot, dry deserts and steppes. More fish species (over 1000) live in the Red Sea than in any other body of water the same size.

Data: August 13, 2000; MISR Level 1B2 Ellipsoid product, Path 170, Orbit 3480 Blocks 69-79

Image Credit: ASDC at NASA LaRC

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