On one of NASA's Terra spacecrafts a pair of instruments captured new photos of the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. On April 20, 2010, an explosion destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This platform was 50 miles offshore. This resulted in a substantial loss of life and releasing 5,000 barrels of oil per day into the ocean. The huge oil slick was carried to the Mississippi Delta. Now the oil slick is off the coasts of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. With these new instruments scientists are going to be able to try to find away to stop the oil from growing and spreading to other parts of the ocean.
In my opinion I think it is good that they are trying to find new ways to help stop the oil spill from spreading. These instruments will help by letting people know how big the oil spill is and and how they can stop it. They need to figure out a way to get it out fast because more oil is being put in the ocean everyday. the oil is killing many types of fish life so I hope they can find a way to get all the oil out.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-147
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