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Fires in South Central Russia

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2024-05-01 12:00:00
May 1, 2002

Fires continue to burn on the West Siberian Plain in south-central Russia in the Novosibirsk region. This image was acquired on May 1, 2001, by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite.

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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