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Data acquired April 29, 2011 720 x 360 JPEG
Data acquired April 29, 2011 1000 x 1000 596 KB - PNG
Data acquired May 17, 2011 720 x 360 JPEG
Data acquired May 17, 2011 1000 x 1000 680 KB - PNG
Data acquired June 1, 2011 720 x 360 JPEG
Data acquired June 1, 2011 1000 x 1000 548 KB - PNG
Data acquired April 29 - June 1, 2011 3 KB - KML/KMZ
These maps illustrate how much sediment flowed into the Gulf of Mexico during the floods on the Mississippi River in May and June 2011. The nutrient-rich sediment is expected to contribute to the development of a record dead zone this summer.
NASA Earth Observatory images created by Jesse Allen, used MODIS sediment data provided courtesy of Michael Ondrusek (NOAA) and the MODIS Oceans team. Caption by Holli Riebeek using information from Michael Ondrusek and Richard Gould.
Published June 24, 2011 Data acquired April 29 - June 1, 2011