Smoke Plumes from California Fires Visible from Space (Photo)

Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 20:30 in Astronomy & Space

Smoke from wildfires raging in Southern California can be seen from space. NASA's Earth-watching Aqua satellite captured this image Wednesday (May 14) showing sandy-colored plumes stretching out over the Pacific Ocean from San Diego County.

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