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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires Near the Aral Sea
Description:
On April 3, 2003, the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Ter ra satellite detected numerous fires (red dots) burning along the Sydar’ya River in Kazakhstan (upper right) and the Amudar’ya River in northwestern Uzbekistan (left). At bottom left is Turkmenistan. At upper left is the Aral Sea.

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 Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Aral Sea
facet_where:
Kazakhstan
facet_where:
Uzbekistan
facet_where:
Turkmenistan
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
April 3, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-9622
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Fires Near the Aral Sea