Skip navigation.
Home
   Candidate & issue information

Striking NASA Image of Escaping BP Oil Moving to Atlantic

NASA image of Gulf oil spill moving toward Atlantic Ocean/Click photo for enlargement

NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible satellite image of the Gulf oil spill on May 17 from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Instrument on-board. The oil slick appears as a dull gray on the water's surface and stretches south from the Mississippi Delta with what looks like a tail. Text Credit: NASA Goddard / Rob Gutro