Envisat Optical Image of the Oil Spill (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Envisat Optical Image of the Oil Spill

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Envisat optical image of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was acquired from its Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) on May 2, 2010, at 16:10 UTC (Sunday morning local time).

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