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Data acquired March 31 - 31, 2003 1000 x 1300 256 KB - JPEG
Data acquired March 31 - 31, 2003 2000 x 2600 871 KB - JPEG
Data acquired March 31 - 31, 2003 4000 x 5200 2 MB - JPEG
On Monday, March 31, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this image of the Middle East. In the center of the image, several thermal detections were made by MODIS in and around Baghdad and are marked with red dots. The dark plumes of smoke associated with the hot spots suggest they are oil fires. Meanwhile, to the south, dust once again is blowing over southern Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published March 31, 2003 Data acquired March 31 - 31, 2003