Eastern Mongolia (before fire)

Light clouds and haze cover Eastern Mongolia (center) and Northeastern China in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image taken on October 18, 2003 by the Terra satellite. In images taken just one week later, the area to the south of the lake, Buyr Nuur, in Mongolia is charred after a fire swept through the area.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 24, 2003
Data acquired October 18 - 18, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response