Methane plume detected in Australia
On 25 Jan 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,489 kg/h from a coal mine.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 83.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 25 Jan 2023 · 00:47 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Coal
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 0.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- -32.47055, 151.07529
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
36d6ebfb-c6e5-43d5-a37c-94e15b95c97e
Likely operator
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Emitting site
AUS_S_043 · Venting shaft
13 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 36d6ebfb-c6e5-43d5-a37c-94e15b95c97e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/36d6ebfb-c6e5-43d5-a37c-94e15b95c97e), accessed 5 Oct 2026.