Oil in the Ocean photooxides within hours to days, new study finds (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Oil in the Ocean photooxides within hours to days, new study finds

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Satellite image taken on May 9, 2010 of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico.

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MODIS on NASA's AQUA satellite, 9 May 2010 @ 190848 UTC. Downlink and processed at the UM Rosenstiel School's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS)

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