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Fires near Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Scores of fires are filling the air with smoke in this true-color MODIS image from May 6, 2002. This image is from the Krasnoyarsk region in south-central Russia. The region is at the border of the Siberia Plain (west) and the Siberian Plateau (east). In the center of the image, a wide spot in the Yenisey River stands out in blue.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 11, 2002
Data acquired May 6, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
Visible Earth