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Data acquired June 5, 2006 540 x 405 JPEG
Data acquired June 5, 2006 4600 x 5200 3 MB - JPEG
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite detected a large fire burning in northwest Portugal on June 5, 2006. The fire, outlined in red, was billowing a cloud of smoke that spread out over the Atlantic Ocean.
The high-resolution image provided above has a spatial resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions.
NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center.
Published June 5, 2006 Data acquired June 5, 2006