Satellite Captures View of New Mexico Blaze Thurs. The Los Alamos fire from space. The town of Los Alamos, along with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is just to the right of the smoke in the May 9 image. Weaver was suspended with pay. Vegetation appears bright to dark green.
Forested areas are generally dark green while herbaceous vegetation is light green.
Rangeland or more open areas appear pink to light purple. Areas with extensive pavement or urban development appear light blue or white to purple. Less densely developed residential areas appear light green and golf courses are very bright green. The areas recently burned appear black. Dark red to bright red patches, or linear features within the burned area, are the hottest and possibly actively burning areas of the fire.