Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired June 10,2010, this false-color image shows parts of the oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon rig nearing the Mississippi Delta.

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NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published June 11, 2010
Data acquired June 10, 2010

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Terra > ASTER