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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in the Northern Rockies
Description:
Dozens of large fires were burning across the Rocky Mountains in Canada (top), Montana (bottom right), and Idaho (bottom center) on August 14, 2003. This image shows smoke plumes trailing from the fires, which were detected by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite and are marked with red dots in the image.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS? maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Canada
facet_where:
Idaho
facet_where:
Montana
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
August 14, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11164
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Fires in the Northern Rockies