Methane plume detected in Peru
On 15 Jul 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 9,625 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 231 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 15 Jul 2024 · 19:51 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 4.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- -16.27659, -71.64948
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
557b9159-53c2-4df3-b3a0-cafb56ced89b
Likely operator
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Emitting site
PER_S_001 · Landfill
13 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 557b9159-53c2-4df3-b3a0-cafb56ced89b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/557b9159-53c2-4df3-b3a0-cafb56ced89b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.