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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico
Published June 11, 2010
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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Acquired June 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Gulf of Mexico oil slick off the Mississippi Delta.
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Published June 8, 2010
Regions of heavy oil in the Gulf of Mexico are visible in this photo-like image from June 7, 2010.
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Oil Leak Continues in Gulf of Mexico
Published June 1, 2010
Beneath scattered clouds, streaks and ribbons of oil brightened the reflection of the Sun off the Gulf of Mexico in this photo-like satellite image from May 31, 2010.
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Published May 26, 2010
Ribbons of oil that have leaked from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico are silver against the light blue color of the adjacent water in this image of the tip of the Mississippi River Delta on May 24, 2010.
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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico appeared large and sprawling in this natural-color image from May 25, 2010.
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Published May 24, 2010
Acquired May 24, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering oil slick off the Mississippi Delta. A small smoke plume along the edge of the slick suggests a controlled burn.
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Acquired May 21, 2010, this natural-color image shows boat wakes in the oil slick south and east of the Mississippi Delta.
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Oil Slick Continues in the Gulf of Mexico
On May 23, 2010, a large patch of oil covered the waters near the site of an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil Slick off the Mississippi Delta
Published May 23, 2010
Acquired May 22, 2010, this natural-color image shows a dull gray oil slick lingering near the Mississippi Delta, more than a month after the Deepwater Horizon accident.
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Gulf Oil Slick Approaching Loop Current
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Published May 20, 2010
This pair of sea surface temperature images shows how the warm waters of the Loop Current connect the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean and the dynamic northern margin of the current on May 18. On May 18, NOAA reported that oil was very close to, and perhaps already entrained in, the Loop Current.
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Published May 19, 2010
Acquired May 18, 2010, this image shows oil slicks just off the Mississippi Delta.