January 18, 2021 - Fire on Baja California Peninsula

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   Fire on Baja California Peninsula
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   On January 14, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
   a large fire burning in the state of Baja California, Mexico.

   Red “hot spots” mark areas where the thermal bands on the MODIS
   instrument detected high temperatures. When accompanied by typical
   smoke, as in this image, such hot spots strongly suggest actively
   burning fire.

   A hot spot was first detected in this area on January 12, and the fire
   expanded through January 14, when the area engulfed in flame measured
   roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) wide and covered about 20 square miles (52
   square kilometers) and a thick plume of smoke stretched 130 miles (209
   km) to the southwest. On January 15, MODIS imagery revealed the
   affected area had diminished in size and by January 16 the fire
   appeared to be extinguished, with no hot spots or smoke seen since that
   date.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 1/14/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (21.4 KB),  500m (74.8 KB),  250m (233.2 KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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