Satellites Give Day/Night Coverage Of Gulf Of Mexico Oil Slick

Credit: ESA
The potentially devastating oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico is demonstrating the value of satellites in mitigating natural disasters, giving emergency-response managers a clear idea of where the oil is at any given time. That includes the hours of darkness, as in this image collected during the...

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