Photo: Louisiana oil slick seen from space

Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 6:26 PM Share

The NASA sattelite image above terrifyingly shows both how big the Gulf of Mexico oil slick is -- compare it to the size of New Orleans -- and how close it's getting to the Louisiana coast. 

For more on the ongoing cleanup effort, see this week's FP explainer. 

NASA/MODIS Rapid Response Team

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