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Fires in Quebec, Canada, Send Smoke to U.S.

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Jul 08, 2002
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2002-07-07 00:00:00
July 7, 2002

This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from July 7, 2002, shows smoke from wildfires (red dots) in Quebec, Canada, drifting southward over the United States.

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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