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There were a number of fires burning across several Japanese islands on June 3, 2002, while a pall of greyish smoke was visible blowing in from mainland Asia. This true-color scene was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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