ASTER Views the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in Infrared May 1
NASA Terra spacecraft captured this image of the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on May 1, 2010. On April 20, 2010, an explosion destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil platform operating offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NASA ID
PIA13091
Date Created
May 4, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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