Fires in Magadan Region, Russia’s Kolyma Mountains

A pool of smoke from large forest fires collects over the Kolyma Mountains of northeastern Russia in this image from August 16, 2009.

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NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.

Published August 17, 2009
Data acquired August 16, 2009

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