Fires in Montana and Alberta - related image preview

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Fires in Montana and Alberta

On July 29, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of ongoing wildfires in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada (top) and northwestern Montana (below). Active fire detections by MODIS have been marked with red outlines.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 29, 2003
Data acquired July 29 - 29, 2003

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