Fires in Arizona and New Mexico

Fires in Arizona and New Mexico

The Aspen Fire in Arizona (see other images in this event) has dropped below detectable levels for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite, but a cluster of fires (red dots) in New Mexico (right of center) was still smoking on July 12, 2003.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC