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.

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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired June 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Gulf of Mexico oil slick off the Mississippi Delta.

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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired June 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired July 11, 2010, this natural-color image shows an apparent oil slick southeast of the Mississippi Delta.

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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.

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Oil Slick Near Mississippi Delta

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.

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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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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Acquired July 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Deepwater Horizon oil slick lingering off the Mississippi Delta.

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Oil Slick Continues in the Gulf of Mexico

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.

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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Regions of heavy oil in the Gulf of Mexico are visible in this photo-like image from June 7, 2010.