Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Kuwait Oil Fires, Kuwait
Description:
The number of oil well fires from the Kuwait Oil Fields (29.5N, 48.0E) set afire by the retreating Iraqi Army during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, has been measurably diminished since the last observation although the smoke plumes were still intact as far south as Qatar. Most of the remaining approximately 300 oil fires are in the two largest fields: Sibirayah, north of Kuwait Bay and the larger Magwas-Burgan-Al Ahmadi field south of Kuwait City.
Date Taken:
1991-09-18
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-048
Subject Terms:
WATER
Subject Terms:
EARTH
Subject Terms:
OBSERVATIONS
Subject Terms:
(FROM
Subject Terms:
SPACE)
Subject Terms:
DESERTS
Subject Terms:
CITIES
Subject Terms:
FIELDS
Subject Terms:
AIR
Subject Terms:
OCEANS
Subject Terms:
FIRES
Subject Terms:
SMOKE
Subject Terms:
STS-48
Subject Terms:
POLLUTION
Subject Terms:
OIL
Subject Terms:
KUWAIT
facet_what:
Earth
facet_where:
Persian Gulf
facet_where:
Qatar
facet_where:
Kuwait
facet_where:
Kuwait City
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS048-605-030
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS048-605-0 30
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Kuwait Oil Fires, Kuwait