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Gulf Oil Spill - As Seen from Space Blog - BPs Oil Drilling Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, 27 April 2010 13:52

The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow at a disturbing rate and the latest news from BP officials isn't exactly reassuring.  In fact, the chief operating officer of BP Exploration and Production said that they intend to lower a huge dome over the ocean bottom to capture the leaking oil.  This process could take weeks and, according to a company spokesperson, "has never been deployed" at this depth!

As of Tuesday morning, the oil slick was reported to be 80 miles across and 48 miles long, and even a couple of days ago, the spill was already visible from space (photo below).

 

Photo Courtesy of NASA/MODIS Response Team

Raleigh Hoke is GRN's Mississippi Organizer.