Fires Char South-Central New Mexico

Wildland fires burned tens of thousands of acres near mountain communities including the village of Rudioso.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Fires Char South-Central New Mexico.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 21, 2024
Data acquired June 18, 2024