A large, silvery patch of oil is visible in this image of the Gulf of Mexico from May 11, 2010.
Water Human Presence
Between scattered clouds, a streak of oil was visible in the Gulf of Mexico on July 20, 2010.
Image of the Day Water Human Presence
Acquired June 18, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering Deepwater Horizon oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Acquired May 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico extending a long arm toward the southeast.
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.
The oil slick from a damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico appeared as a silvery U-shape in natural-color imagery from May 9, 2010.
Acquired May 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows an oil sick southeast of the Mississippi Delta.
Acquired July 12, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering 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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