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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired May 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico extending a long arm toward the southeast.

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

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published May 19, 2010
Data acquired May 17, 2010

Source:: Terra > MODIS