The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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One of the first images acquired by Copernicus Sentinel-2C shows an area of south of Los Angeles in California and captures smoke billowing from the Airport Fire.
This false-colour image from 12 September 2024 has been processed using the multispectral imager’s shortwave infrared and near-infrared channels, to show the large area that has been burned and the active fires, which can be seen as bright orange spots.