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Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions along the Namibian Coast
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Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions along the Namibian Coast

Acquired March 13, 2010, this true-color image shows pale-hued surface waters along the coat of Namibia, ranging in color from peacock green to off-white. Inland, the image captures the rippling sand dunes of the Namib Desert.

Published Mar 15, 2010

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Bright Waters off the Namibian Coast
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Bright Waters off the Namibian Coast

Acquired November 21, 2010, this natural-color image shows brightly colored water off the coast of northern Namibia.

Published Nov 22, 2010

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Dust and Hydrogen Sulfide along the Namibian Coast
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Dust and Hydrogen Sulfide along the Namibian Coast

Acquired June 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows peacock-green plumes from hydrogen sulfide emissions in the water, and linear dust plumes in the atmosphere along the Namibian coast.

Published Jun 18, 2010

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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruptions Along the Coast of Namibia
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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruptions Along the Coast of Namibia

People living along Namibia’s desert coast have long been familiar with the rotten-egg smell that periodically emanates from the Atlantic Ocean. With an economy that is largely based on fishing, the locals are also used to seeing millions of fish die whenever the unpleasant scent fills the air. The smell and the fish die-off are caused by hydrogen sulfide erupting from decaying plants on the sea floor. On May 12, 2004, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of a hydrogen sulfide eruption in progress.

Published May 13, 2004

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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruption Along the Coast of Namibia
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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruption Along the Coast of Namibia

Bacteria near the seafloor consume organic matter and produce prodigious amounts of gas that rises to the surface.

Published Feb 20, 2015

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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruption off Namibia
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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruption off Namibia

Published Jul 30, 2007

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Sulfur Plume along Namibian Coast
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Sulfur Plume along Namibian Coast

Published Oct 20, 2003

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