These satellite images were among the first revealing the scope of the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Published Apr 27, 2010
Silvery-gray streaks and patches of oil are visible across a wide area in this image from June 26, 2010.
Published Jun 28, 2010
Acquired June 18, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering Deepwater Horizon oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Published Jun 19, 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.
Published Jun 1, 2010
In this photo-like satellite image from June 12, 2010, oil from the leaking Deepwater Horizon well appears to have reached beaches and barrier islands in Alabama and western Florida.
Published Jun 14, 2010
Oil from a leaking well approaches the tip of the Mississippi Delta in this photo-like satellite image from Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
Published Apr 29, 2010
A large, silvery patch of oil is visible in this image of the Gulf of Mexico from May 11, 2010.
Published May 11, 2010
Acquired in the months after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, this natural-color image shows possible oil patches near the Mississippi Delta.
Published Jul 30, 2010
On April 21, 2010, brownish smoke fanned out to the southeast of a burning oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Published Apr 22, 2010
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.
Published May 10, 2010
