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Fires in Southeastern Russia

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2024-05-11 12:00:00
May 11, 2002

Fires (red dots) along the Amur River (center) in southeastern Russia appear to be growing more intense. This Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was acquired on May 11, 2002.

Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of this scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapidfire site.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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