NASA Earth Observatory image modified by SkyTruth
SKYTRUTH OIL SPILL REPORTS
Site 23051: Oil Slick Observations > Oil Slick Site 23051 2006-05-30
This is a suspected oil slick from Site 23051 in the Gulf of Mexico measuring 14.4 miles long and covering a surface area of 22.7 square miles. The image was captured on May 30th, 2006 by NASA’s Aqua spacecraft and is available from the MODIS image library. View this image in Google Earth.
