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On April 20, 2010,
an explosion
aboard the
semi-submersible
oil platform
Deepwater Horizon
started
a massive oil spill
caused by a sea-floor
gusher
that released an estimated 53,000 barrels per day (8,400 m
3
/d) of
crude oil
before it was capped. This picture from the
Terra satellite
shows sunlight reflecting off the oil (center) a little over one month after the explosion.
Photo:
NASA
/
GSFC
,
MODIS
Rapid Response Team
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