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Fires in Colorado and Utah

In late August 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured these images of Colorado (east) and Utah (west) and a few scattered fires (red dots or outlines) burning there. In the image from August 17, large smoke plumes can be seen wafting eastward from the fires in northern Colorado.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published September 15, 2002
Data acquired August 15 - 15, 2002

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