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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in Southeast Asia
Description:
On January 20, 2005, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MO DIS) on NASA?s Aqu a satellite captured this image of Southeast Asia showing active fires (red outlines) burning across several countries: (clockwise from top left) Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. These fires are the product of the annual, agricultural burning season.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. . The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at add itional resolutions.

NASA image courtesy the MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Cambodia
facet_where:
Laos
facet_where:
Thailand
facet_where:
Vietnam
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
January 20, 2005
facet_when_year:
2005
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-12680
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Fires in Southeast Asia