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The Deepwater horizon oil slick seen from the window of the Lockheed WP-3DOrion aircraft. Best known as one of NOAA's hurricane hunters, the plane wasoutfitted with chemical sensors for a mission in California but was diverted tothe Gulf of Mexico for several days in June as part of a multi-agency effort toassess the atmospheric consequences of the greatest oil spill in U.S. history. (Image credit: NOAA News 031011 | Daniel Lack)