ASTER Views the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in Infrared May 7
NASA Terra spacecraft captured this image of the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on May 7, 2010. The thickest parts of the oil spill appear as dark grey, filamentous masses in the southern part of the image, extending off of the bottom.
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NASA ID
PIA13107
Date Created
May 7, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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