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Missouri Breaks Complex Fire

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Jul 22, 2003
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July 21, 2003

The Missouri Breaks Complex Fire continued to grow on July 21, 2003. The fire had reached 105,000 acres as of July 22, and was still only 10 percent contained. Evacuations were still in effect as the complex of fires threatened at least 50 homes. This image is from the Terra MODIS sensor on July 21, and shows active fires marked in red.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA

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