Monday, June 21, 2010

Satellite view of the Gulf oil spill

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Sometimes, you need to take a few steps (or hundred miles) back and see the bigger picture:

Gulf/BP oil spill, viewed from space
Gulf/BP oil spill, viewed from space

This shot was taken by NASA’s Aqua satellite as it overflew the Gulf on June 12, 2010. You can find more info, along with a link to a massive version of the full photo (of which the above part is just a small fraction), here.