Oil Slick Continues in the Gulf of Mexico - related image preview

720 x 480
JPEG

Oil Slick Continues in the Gulf of Mexico - related image preview

5200 x 6000
11 MB - JPEG

Oil Slick Continues in the Gulf of Mexico

On May 23, 2010, a large patch of oil covered the waters near the site of an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.


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

Published May 24, 2010
Data acquired May 23, 2010

Source:
Aqua > MODIS