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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired July 12, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.

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 July 13, 2010
Data acquired July 12, 2010

Source:: Aqua > MODIS