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Fires in eastern Russia

This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on July 1, 2003, shows numerous fires in eastern Russia (left) and on Sakhalin Island (right). The fires, some of which are producing thick plumes of white smoke, are marked with red dots.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 1, 2003
Data acquired July 1 - 1, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth