Between scattered clouds, silvery-gray streaks of oil remained visible in the Gulf of Mexico on July 19, 2010.
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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico appeared large and sprawling in this natural-color image from May 25, 2010.
Regions of heavy oil in the Gulf of Mexico are visible in this photo-like image from June 7, 2010.
Acquired June 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Acquired July 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Deepwater Horizon oil slick lingering off the Mississippi Delta.
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Acquired July 11, 2010, this natural-color image shows an apparent oil slick southeast of the Mississippi Delta.
Acquired July 12, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Acquired in the months after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, this natural-color image shows possible oil patches near the Mississippi Delta.
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.
Acquired May 18, 2010, this image shows oil slicks just off the Mississippi Delta.