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ASTER Views the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in Infrared May 1

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NASA Terra spacecraft captured this image of the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on May 1, 2010. On April 20, 2010, an explosion destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil platform operating offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

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earth terra jpl jet propulsion laboratory aster aster views gulf mexico oil mexico oil spill infrared infrared may oil spill nasa
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04/05/2010
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California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,  34.20139, -118.17341
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NASA
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label_outline Explore Aster, Infrared, Terra

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earth terra jpl jet propulsion laboratory aster aster views gulf mexico oil mexico oil spill infrared infrared may oil spill nasa