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Destructive Wildfire Near Big Sur, California Captured NASA Terra Satellite

NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team2016-08-01

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The Soberanes fire, in northern California near Big Sur, had grown to more than 27,000 acres when the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this image on July 28, 2016. More than 3,000 personnel are battling the blaze, that is only 10 percent contained. The fire has destroyed 36 homes and caused one fatality. Evacuation orders were issued for a number of nearby communities. The image covers an area of 29 by 30 miles (46 by 48 kilometers), and is located at 36.4 degrees north, 121.8 degrees west.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20722

Details

  • Title: Destructive Wildfire Near Big Sur, California Captured NASA Terra Satellite
  • Creator: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
  • Date Created: 2016-08-01
  • Rights: JPL
  • Album: kboggs

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