Marine Particle (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Marine Particle

Caption

Small marine 'snowflakes' are very important for the nutrient balance of the oceans. The particle shown here is highly magnified -- in reality small particles are only about the size of a hair and thus barely visible.

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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/C. Karthaeuser and S. Ahmerkamp

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