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Oil Fires and Oil Slick, Kuwait

1991-05-06

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

STS039-87-012 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- A handheld 70mm camera onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery exposed this infrared frame showing oil fires near the Kuwait coast as well as south-bound oil slicks in the Gulf. Pools of oil on the land are recognized as white objects near the burning wells.

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  • Title: Oil Fires and Oil Slick, Kuwait
  • Date Created: 1991-05-06
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: rlobrie1
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