Near-infrared image of the platform and smoke plume, from NASA/MODIS.
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Visible-band image of the platform and smoke plume, from NASA/MODIS.
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Sentinel 1A radar satellite image of the oilfield. Black patterns appear to be small miscellaneous oil slicks that are typical in this field.
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Landsat 8 image of the oilfield from Feb. 2015 showing flaring and apparent oil slicks. Business-as-usual, it would seem, in this shallow offshore oilfield.
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We've reviewed the available satellite imagery of the explosion at the Abkatun-A Permanente platform in the Gulf of Mexico. While it doesn't appear that there are any oil slicks, this latest disaster is only 12.4 miles from the site of a lesser-known Gulf oil spill – Ixtoc I.
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