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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico appeared large and sprawling in this natural-color image from May 25, 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 May 26, 2010
Data acquired May 25, 2010

Source:: Aqua > MODIS