NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For more information contact:

Wade Sisler
Executive TV Producer
Office of Public Affairs, Code 130
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
phone: 301.286.6256

David Steitz
NASA Headquarters
Washington,DC
202-358-1730

For information and images on the Arizona Fire

GSFC Top Story Page from June 20, 2003

GSFC Top Story Page from June 23, 2003

GSFC Top Story Page from June 24, 2003

The Top Story Archive listing can be found by clicking on this link.

All stories found on a Top Story page or the front page of this site have been archived from most to least current on this page.

For a list of recent press releases, click here.

June 25, 2003- (date of web publication)

ASPEN FIRE, ARIZONA

	Image 1

By early Tuesday, June 25, 2003, the Aspen Fire 17 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona, reached over 25,000 acres. In its nine-day burn, the fire has destroyed an estimated 350 homes in the vacation area of Summerhaven on Mount Lemmon. 1,200 firefighters and support personnel have the Coronado National Forest blaze approximately 25 percent contained. These images come from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on June 24, 2003, 11:15 A.M. local time.

This animated GIF shows a series of MODIS images from Aqua and Terra show the growth of the Aspen Fire over the weekend of June 19-24, 2003. Other smaller fires in the area are also visible.

	Image 2 - Hit your refresh button to start animated GIF over.

Images courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

Back to Top