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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Oil from the leaking well appears as a maze of silvery-gray ribbons in this photo-like image of the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, June 19, 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 June 22, 2010
Data acquired June 19, 2010

Source:: Aqua > MODIS