NASA image acquired May 24, 2010
Sunlight illuminated the lingering oil slick off the Mississippi Delta on May 24, 2010. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAâs Terra satellite captured this image the same day.
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