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An oil platform spilling oil in the Gulf of Mexico
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD (2010) – All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency.
An oil platform located 70 km from the coast of Louisiana sank on Thursday April 22, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico spilling oil into the sea. On these two RADARSAT images we can clearly see the evolution of the spill, which has a darker tone than the surrounding water, as well as some boats in the area.
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The image on the left was acquired by RADARSAT-1 in ScanSAR Narrow A Beam on April 26, 2010 at 11:59:39 UTC, while the image on the right was acquired by RADARSAT-2 in ScanSAR Narrow B Beam on April 28, 2010 at 11:51:29 UTC.
- A) New Orleans, Louisiana
- B) Delta of the Mississippi River
- C) Oil slick
- D) Close-up of ships and equipments
Image acquired on May 3rd, 2010
Image acquired on May 5th, 2010
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD (2010) – All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency.
