Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico Seen from Space

Clouds of sediment clouded the Gulf of Mexico on November 10, 2009, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Aqua satellite captured this photo-like image.
Much of the dirt that colors the water is likely resuspended sediment dredged up from the sea floor in shallow waters. The tan-green sediment-colored water transitions to clearer [...]

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