Acquired May 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico extending a long arm toward the southeast.
Image of the Day Water Human Presence
Acquired in the months after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, this natural-color image shows possible oil patches near the Mississippi Delta.
Acquired June 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Gulf of Mexico oil slick off the Mississippi Delta.
Water Human Presence
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.
A large, silvery patch of oil is visible in this image of the Gulf of Mexico from May 11, 2010.
Acquired May 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows an oil sick southeast of the Mississippi Delta.
Between scattered clouds, a streak of oil was visible in the Gulf of Mexico on July 20, 2010.
Acquired on May 8, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico in two parts: a serpentine slick in the west, and a large, round slick in the east.
The northwestern tip of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico almost touches the Mississippi Delta in this image from April 29, 2010.
Image of the Day Water
Acquired May 1, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick from the April 20 accident in the Gulf of Mexico nearing the Mississippi Delta.