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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Between scattered clouds, a streak of oil was visible in the Gulf of Mexico on July 20, 2010.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico.

NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.

Published July 21, 2010
Data acquired July 20, 2010