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Data acquired August 6, 2005 850 x 650 144 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 6, 2005 1700 x 1300 507 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 6, 2005 3400 x 2600 1 MB - JPEG
On August 6, 2005, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of dozens of fires burning in the area surrounding Lake Baikal in south-central Russia. Actively burning fires that MODIS detected are marked in red, while smoke hangs over the lake itself. In the summer months, Russia’s boreal forests are prone to fires, both natural ones started by lightning strikes and people-caused fires.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published August 9, 2005 Data acquired August 6, 2005