MODIS Images of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Gallery
April 21, 2010: Smoke plume emanating from the Deepwater Horizon platform
April 25, 2010: Oil slick dispersing through Gulf
Apr 29, 2010: Surface oil close to Birdfoot Delta
May 01, 2010: Oil slick continues to move through Gulf
May 04, 2010: Oil slick can be seen spreading through Gulf
May 08, 2010: Visible oil plume beneath cloud cover
May 11, 2010: Oil slick visible beneath clouds
May 17, 2010: Large mass of oil being driven south by anticyclonic activity
May 24, 2010: Winds from the southwest push oil mass towards Alabama's coast
May 25, 2010: Mississippi River outflow pulls oil southwest of the delta toward Ba...
May 27, 2010: Oil apparent in Breton Sound
May 31, 2010: Oil mass apparent west of the Mississippi River delta
June 09, 2010: Oil easily visible in "sun glint" throughout the Gulf
June 10, 2010: Oil emanating from Deepwater Horizon well moves toward Alabama coast
Jun 12 2010 Oil slick in "sun glint" can be seen near Alabama coast
June 18, 2010: Oil easily spotted as gray, meandering ribbons
June 19, 2010: Oil easily viewable as it moves through a northerly wind
June 25, 2010: Oil is easily visible dispersing through an easterly wind
June 26, 2010: High visibility of oil plume due to sun glint
July 04, 2010: Oil movement toward LA coast caused by wind blowing from the east
July 12, 2010: Oil slick movement in a northerly wind
July 14, 2010: Oil close to Mississippi Delta
July 28, 2010: Surface oil can still be seen 98 days after incident
The Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded on April 20, 2010, and as a result oil was released into the ocean. Surface oil could be easily identified in MODIS imagery.
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