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the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico

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Science in a Time of Crisis: Tracking the Currents

May 2011

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animation of scan of ocean floor

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Science in a Time of Crisis: Searching for the Plume

May 2011

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This map shows the localities represented by the Gulf of Mexico collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.

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Map of Gulf of Mexico Collection

July 2010

The National Museum of Natural History's Department of Invertebrate Zoology has developed an online map that provides information about invertebrates in the National Collection from areas impacted by the oil spill.

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Google map of invertebrates in oil spill region

June 2010