image: These are remotely operated vehicle (ROV) still images taken during descent through the water column from a location less than 500 m southwest of the well site on June 1, 2010. Still images were recorded from a forward looking video camera on the ROV. A highly turbid oil-emulsion layer was evident in the depth region between 1065 and 1300 m, with small oil droplets temporarily collecting on the camera lens within this depth interval. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Aug. 19, 2010, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Richard Camilli of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Mass., and colleagues was titled, "Tracking Hydrocarbon Plume Transport and Biodegradation at Deepwater Horizon." view more
Credit: Image courtesy of R. Camilli, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution