NASA's Aura Satellite Shows Nitrogen Dioxide Levels from New Mexico and Arizona Fires (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Aura Satellite Shows Nitrogen Dioxide Levels from New Mexico and Arizona Fires

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This image from the OMI instrument on NASA's Aura satellite shows nitrogen dioxide levels from June 27 to 29, 2011 in New Mexico and Arizona pertaining to three large fires. The highest levels of NO2 were from the Las Conchas fire (red). The NO2 is measured by the number of molecules in a cubic centimeter.

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NASA/James Acker

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