Methane plume detected in Peru
On 5 Apr 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,455 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 82.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 5 Apr 2024 · 15:55 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 4.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- -11.92788, -77.1232
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d0fc2c46-1c2b-4159-9567-0fbc6836f069
Likely operator
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Emitting site
PER_S_004 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d0fc2c46-1c2b-4159-9567-0fbc6836f069, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d0fc2c46-1c2b-4159-9567-0fbc6836f069), accessed 4 Oct 2026.