Earth Pictures From Space: Landsat Satellite Legacy

By Space.com Staff
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Landsat 7 Sees Smoke from Raging Arizona Wallow Fire

USGS

Burning in the mountains of eastern Arizona near the border with New Mexico, the Wallow Fire has become the second largest fire in Arizona history. Starting on May 29, winds and hot, dry conditions helped the fire grow quickly, burning approximately 389,000 acres when the Landsat 7 image above was acquired. The dense plume of smoke pouring north from the massive fire affected air quality as far north as Wyoming and as far east as Georgia.

Landsat Data Continuity Mission

NASA

An artist's rendition of the next Landsat satellite, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) that will launch in Feb. 2013

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Space.com Staff
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