In 2010, cameras captured images of a seafloor site downstream from the Deepwater Horizon/Macondo well.
Macondo Well
Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEM. Download image (jpg, 98 KB).

In 2010, cameras on the Jason ROV captured images of a seafloor site about seven miles downstream from a plume of hydrocarbons flowing from the Deepwater Horizon/Macondo well. Scientists found deep-sea corals showing signs of recent and severe impact.

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