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Data acquired September 22 - 22, 2002 1200 x 900 231 KB - JPEG
Data acquired September 22 - 22, 2002 2400 x 1800 812 KB - JPEG
Data acquired September 22 - 22, 2002 4800 x 3600 2 MB - JPEG
On September 22, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite detected dozens of fires smoldering in Mongolia (bottom) and southern Russia (top). Several of the fires in Mongolia are associated with large burn scars, which appear deep brown against the tan landscape. At top right is the southern portion of Lake Baikal.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published October 19, 2002 Data acquired September 22 - 22, 2002