MTI satellite image of Fairbanks, Alaska, in near-infrared. Vegetation shows up as bright red. Calif. Vegetation shows up as bright red. A view of the Albuquerque area imaged in November 2000 while the MTI was over El Paso, Texas. Infrared image of the Los Alamos area taken after the Cerro Grande fire.
Vegetation is red.
The large gray swath from lower left to upper right is the devastation left by the fire. The Los Alamos town site is visible to the lower right. With main facilities in Albuquerque, N.M., and Livermore, Calif., Sandia has major research and development responsibilities in national security, energy and environmental technologies, and economic competitiveness.