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side-by-side images of the same region. On the left is Monroe and Richfield in the valley with mountainous terrain and smoke on the right.  The right image is shown in false color corresponding to the infrared reading which shows the mountain peaks in shades of orange due to smoldering fire. at the right edge of the smouldering area is turns to bright yellow where there is active fire.

Seeing the Monroe Canyon Fire in a New Light

As wildland fires raged in the American West, NASA airborne technology was there to image it in incredible detail.

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