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Data acquired May 27, 2002 900 x 700 154 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 27, 2002 1800 x 1400 542 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 27, 2002 3600 x 2800 2 MB - JPEG
Heavy smoke coming from forest fires around Fairbanks, Alaska, has drifted south and appears to be lined up with the clouds at the bottom of the image. The fire just right of center is the MP 78 Elliott Highway Fire, and to its east is the West Fork Chena Fire. Both of the fires continue to spread, crossing rivers and roads, and threatening structures. This image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on May 27, 2002.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published May 29, 2002 Data acquired May 27, 2002