NASA Terra Satellite Zoom-in on Oil Spill (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Terra Satellite Zoom-in on Oil Spill

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On April 29, the MODIS image on the Terra satellite captured a close-up natural-color image of the oil slick just off the Louisiana coast. The oil slick appears as dull gray interlocking comma shapes, one opaque and the other nearly transparent. Sunglint -- the mirror-like reflection of the Sun off the water -- enhances the oil slick’s visibility.

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NASA MODIS Response Team

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