State of the Planet

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2010/119 – 04/29 at 16 :48 UTC
Oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico

(Input Direct Broadcast data courtesy Direct Readout Lab, NASA/GSFC)
Satellite: Terra

NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

To learn more about MODIS go to: rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?latest

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