Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 24 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 721 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 17.3 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 24 Feb 2023 · 18:14 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 2.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 19.75902, -99.23658
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
855ac0d2-f109-424d-b3d3-e955d5d992dd
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MEX_S_021 · Landfill
4 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 855ac0d2-f109-424d-b3d3-e955d5d992dd, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/855ac0d2-f109-424d-b3d3-e955d5d992dd), accessed 4 Oct 2026.