Machinery inside the Chloroplasts of Plant Cells (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Machinery inside the Chloroplasts of Plant Cells

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Machinery inside the chloroplasts of plant cells converts sunlight to energy, emitting fluorescence in the process. Scientists can detect the fluorescence fingerprint in satellite data.

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NASA Goddard's Conceptual Image Lab/T. Chase

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