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Spectacular Satellite Image of Gulf Coast Sediment
November 13, 2009 | NASA Earth Observatory

Plumes of sediment clouded the Gulf of Mexico on November 10, 2009, when NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this photo-like image. Much of the material that colors the water is likely resuspended sediment dredged up from the sea floor in shallow waters. Other sediment was washed into the Gulf by rivers.


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