This image was taken on June 29,2020 just north east of Tucson Arizona in the Catalina mountains depicting the Bighorn Fire. The Bighorn Fire has burned through approximately 119,000 acres of forest, and surrounding small communities started by a lightening strike in June, to now as it is approximately 79% contained. This image, taken by ASTER helps to put the magnitude of burned vegetation into perspective. The image is an infra-red image, which depicts photosynthesizing vegetation in red, and burned or scorched ground in a dark grey tone. These images are incredibly important as post fire restoration/regrowth begins to occur in the coming years, and provide insight on where vegetation is growing.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/arizona-bighorn-fire-2020
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6741/
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