Fires in Arizona and New Mexico

The Aspen Fire northeast of Tucson, Arizona, continues to grow. As of the afternoon of June 23, the fire was 12, 400 acres and only 5 percent contained. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite on June 23, 2003, shows Arizona (left) and New Mexico (right) and several large fires burning across the two states. The largest plume of smoke is coming from the Aspen Fire, but fires in New Mexico between the state line and the Rio Grande (running south through New Mexico) are also smokier than on previous days (see other images in this series.)

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 24, 2003
Data acquired June 23 - 23, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

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