Yesterday's
MODIS/Aqua image shows a slick that appears to emanate from our old nemesis, the former
platform 23051 site that has been leaking since 2004. The apparent slick is about 20 miles long and covers about 115 square kilometers. Assuming an average thickness of 1 micron (1/1000th of a millimeter), that's 30,705 gallons of oil. If this slick is at the lower limit of visible detection, 0.1 microns, it's still 3,000 gallons - which is 3,000 times bigger than Taylor
reported yesterday to the National Response Center just 30 minutes after
this image was taken:
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| Detail from MODIS/Aqua image, September 26, 2011 showing apparent slick (delineated in yellow) emanating from 23051 site. |
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[[Location: 28.938022, -88.970963]]
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