Oil Spill Problem by Kate Whitters https://padlet.com/kate_whitters/y2jpt38v96sl7xp4 en-us 2023-05-24 00:05:39 UTC 2025-12-03 18:47:30 UTC hello@padlet.com An oil rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico. A month later, a NASA satellite photo shows the ecological disaster. kate_whitters https://padlet.com/kate_whitters/y2jpt38v96sl7xp4/wish/2602358041 Figure A is a map of the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figure B is a satellite photo of the oil spill made a month after the explosion, with its edge marked. 
The rectangle with red edges in Figure A corresponds to the satellite photo.

Estimate the extent of the ecological disaster by calculating the area of the ocean polluted by the oil spill.

  • Consider that the distance between Austin and Jacksonville is 1600 km as the crow flies.
  • You can draw on the printed map if it helps you; if so, upload a photo of it to Padlet as well.

Show your work and explain how you made your estimate.

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