Fires in Northwest India

At the foothills of the Himalayas, east of the Indus River, numerous agricultural fires continue to burn in northwest India. This image of the fires (red dots) was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on October 29, 2002.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 29, 2002
Data acquired October 29 - 29, 2002

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

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