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Large Outbreak of Fires near Yakutsk, Russia

NASA’s Terra satellite observed many fires burning in northern Sakha, a Russian province in northeast Asia. These true-color scenes were acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on July 19, 2001, in two consecutive overpasses occurring at 2:40 and 4:15 UTC.


Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published July 25, 2001
Data acquired July 19, 2001

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Terra > MODIS