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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in Eastern India
Description:
Smoke hangs over eastern India and the Indian Ocean in this true-color Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqu a satellite on March 8, 2003. Dozens of fires were detected by MODIS and are marked with red dots. At upper right, sediments in the waters of the Mouths of the Ganges River color the Bay of Bengal light tan. At far upper right is Bangladesh.

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:
Indian Ocean
facet_where:
Bangladesh
facet_where:
Bay of Bengal
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
March 8, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-5648
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Fires in Eastern India