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Rocky Mountain Fires

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Jun 08, 2002
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2002-06-07 00:00:00
June 7, 2002

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite detected these fires (red dots) burning in Utah (top left), Colorado (right), and New Mexico (lower right) on June 7, 2002. The New Mexico fire is the Ponil Complex Fire.

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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