SeaWiFS: Oil Rig Fires in Bay of Campeche - related image preview

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SeaWiFS: Oil Rig Fires in Bay of Campeche

Several sediment plumes are visible issuing from the Mexican coast and sunglint brightens much of the signal from the Gulf, but a few long plumes of aerosol streaming toward the northwest from apparent point sources well offshore seem like good oil rig candidates in this SeaWiFS image.


Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published November 21, 2000
Data acquired June 22, 2000

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Atmosphere > Air Quality > Emissions
Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Industrial Emissions
Collection:
Visible Earth