A large, silvery patch of oil is visible in this image of the Gulf of Mexico from May 11, 2010.
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.
Acquired June 18, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering Deepwater Horizon oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Acquired May 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows an oil sick southeast of the Mississippi Delta.
Acquired June 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Gulf of Mexico oil slick off the Mississippi Delta.
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 false-color image shows parts of the oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon rig nearing the Mississippi Delta.
Water
Acquired July 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Deepwater Horizon oil slick lingering off the Mississippi Delta.
Acquired May 18, 2010, this image shows oil slicks just off the Mississippi Delta.
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