- Original Caption Released with Image:
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These ASTER images cover an area of 11 x 14 km on the north rim of the
Grand Canyon, Arizona, and were acquired May 12, 2000. The left image
displays bands 3,2,1 in RGB, displaying vegetation as red. The large dark
area is burned forest, and small smoke plumes can be seen at the edges
where active fires are burning. The right display substitutes SWIR band 8
for band 3. The bright red spots are the active fires, visible because the
SWIR wavelength region has the capability to penetrate through the smoke.
This image is located at 35.9 degrees north latitude and 113.4 degrees
west longitude.
The U.S. science team is located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Calif. The Terra mission is part of NASA's Science Mission
Directorate.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Image Addition Date:
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2001-10-22
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