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Fires in Eastern Russia and Sakhalin Island

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2002-05-20 00:00:00
May 20, 2002

Continued fire activity in eastern Russia is creating heavy smoke, particularly in the Amur River valley, at image left. This image was acquired on May 20, 2002, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.

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

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

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