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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Between scattered clouds, silvery-gray streaks of oil remained visible in the Gulf of Mexico on July 19, 2010.


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

Published July 20, 2010
Data acquired July 19, 2010

Source:
Aqua > MODIS