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22 April 2010
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
| Type of Event: | Oil Spil |
| Location of Event: | Gulf of Mexico - USA |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 22/04/2010 |
| Charter Requestor: | USGS on behalf of US Coast Guard |
| Project Management: | NOAA |
An explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, 70 km off the coast of Louisiana on 20 April 2010.
The disaster was the result of a wellhead blowout, which killed 11 people and after two days of fires, caused the platform to sink on 22 April.
Oil from the platform spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, causing the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
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Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 05/05/2010
Copyright: CSA,RADARSAT-2, MACDONALD, DETTWILER & ASSOCIATES LTD
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 03/05/2010
Copyright: CSA,RADARSAT-2, MACDONALD, DETTWILER & ASSOCIATES LTD
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 28/04/2010
Copyright: CSA,RADARSAT-2, MACDONALD, DETTWILER & ASSOCIATES LTD
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 01/05/2010
Copyright: CSA,RADARSAT-2, MACDONALD, DETTWILER & ASSOCIATES LTD
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 27/04/2010
Copyright: CSA,RADARSAT-2, MACDONALD, DETTWILER & ASSOCIATES LTD
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: RADARSAT-1
Acquired: 26/04/2010
Copyright: CSA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat MERIS FR
Acquired: 02/05/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing by ESA
Image processing by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat MERIS FR
Acquired: 25/04/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing by ESA
Image processing by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat ASAR WSM
Acquired: 09/05/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing by ESA
Image processing by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat ASAR Wide Swath
Acquired: 29/04/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing by ESA
Image processing by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat ASAR WSM
Acquired: 02/05/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing by ESA
Image processing by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat MERIS FR
Acquired: 29/04/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing, map created by ESA
Image processing, map created by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat ASAR Wide Swath
Acquired: 26/04/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing, map created by ESA
Image processing, map created by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Color composite image.
ENVISAT ASAR WS acquired on 26/04/2010 superimposed to a reference ENVISAT ASAR WS acquired on 28/09/2009.
The oil slick appears in light gray while light blue features correspond to the reference image.
Source: Envisat ASAR WS
Acquired: 26/04/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing, map created by ESA
Image processing, map created by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat ASAR
Acquired: 02/05/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing, map created by ESA
Image processing, map created by ESA
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Envisat ASAR WSM
Acquired: 29/04/2010
Copyright: European Space Agency
Image processing, map created by ESA
Image processing, map created by ESA
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