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Gulf Oil Spill, April 2010

The oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and and then sank on April 20th, 2010. Of its crew of 126, 11 are missing and presumed dead. The rig was owned by Transocean Ltd. and operated by BP, which is responsible for the cleanup. This image of the Gulf Coast and near-shore waters was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on April 21.
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Gulf Oil Spill, April 2010
Caption:
The oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and and then sank on April 20th, 2010. Of its crew of 126, 11 are missing and presumed dead. The rig was owned by Transocean Ltd. and operated by BP, which is responsible for the cleanup. This image of the Gulf Coast and near-shore waters was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on April 21.
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3840 x 2880 px | 31.6 MB
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32.5 x 24.4 cm | 12.8 x 9.6 in (300 dpi)
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