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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Oil Fires in Iraq
Description:
Close-up of Baghdad

On Monday, March 31, 2003, the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Ter ra satellite captured this image of the Middle East. In the center of the image, several thermal detections were made by MODIS in and around Baghdad and are marked with red dots. The dark plumes of smoke associated with the hot spots suggest they are oil fires. Meanwhile, to the south, dust once again is blowing over southern Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The close up is a cut out of the larger, 250-meter image, provided by the MODIS Rapid Response System.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Iran
facet_where:
Iraq
facet_where:
Kuwait
facet_where:
Persian Gulf
facet_where:
Saudi Arabia
facet_where:
Baghdad
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
March 31, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-8642
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Oil Fires in Iraq