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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in the Balkans
Description:
Scattered fires (red dots) were detected across the Balkans on March 26, 2003, by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Ter ra satellite. Countries shown include Italy (left center edge), Greece (below center), and Turkey (right edge). At upper right is the Black Sea, at center is the Aegean Sea, at upper left is the Adriatic Sea, and at bottom left is the Mediterranean Sea. North of Turkey are Bulgaria and Romania. Moving clockwise from top left are Croatia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, and Albania. The bounded area to the north of Albania is now part of Yugoslavia. North is Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Mediterranean Sea
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Turkey
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Italy
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Black Sea
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Romania
facet_where:
Adriatic Sea
facet_where:
Bulgaria
facet_where:
Greece
facet_where:
Aegean Sea
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Croatia
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Macedonia
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Albania
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
March 26, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-8625
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Fires in the Balkans