The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image showing a wildfire burning near Banning, California on May 1, 2013. Red outlines indicate hot spots where MODIS detected unusually warm surface temperatures associated with fires.

• References

• Cal Fire (2013, May 1) Summit Fire. Accessed May 2, 2013.

1. Further Reading

2. The Sun (2013, May 1) Summit Fire Burns 3,00 Acres in Banning (photos). Accessed May 2, 2013.
3. Los Angeles Times (2013, May 1) Banning fire burns nearly 3,000 acres, but winds ease up. Accessed May 2, 2013.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Instrument: 

Aqua - MODIS