Colorado wildfire scar seen from space

Fri, Jul 6, 2012, 9:53 AM

The Church at the Ranch holds its services on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at the Penrose Norris Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. It would normally hold services at Flying W Ranch, but their place of worship burned down in the Waldo Canyon fire. So far, the blaze, now 45 percent contained, has damaged or destroyed nearly 350 homes. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)

Residents of the Mountain Shadows area view their properties on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Even people who know their homes are still standing have some anxiety over temporary visits being allowed today to wildfire-devastated neighborhoods around Colorado Springs. About 10,000 people are still out of their homes, having been among 30,000 who initially fled the most destructive fire in Colorado's history.(AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Susannah Kay)

The Church at the Ranch holds its services on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at the Penrose Norris Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. It would normally hold services at Flying W Ranch, but their place of worship burned down in the Waldo Canyon fire. So far, the blaze, now 45 percent contained, has damaged or destroyed nearly 350 homes. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)

The Church at the Ranch holds its services on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at the Penrose Norris Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. It would normally hold services at Flying W Ranch, but their place of worship burned down in the Waldo Canyon fire. So far, the blaze, now 45 percent contained, has damaged or destroyed nearly 350 homes. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)

Colorado's devastating Waldo Canyon Fire has left a massive scar on the Earth that is visible from space. A false-color image captured by a satellite on July 4 shows the blackened scar covering the mountainous terrain west of Colorado Springs, where the fire continues to burn.

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Colorado wildfire scar seen from space