Large fires were burning across Manitoba southwest of Hudson Bay on September 9, 2003. Smoke from these fires and others farther west hangs over the northeast part of the image. Active fire detections are marked with red in this true-color modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from September 9, 2003. Many of the fires show dark brown burn scars.
The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2003252-0909/Canada.A2003252.1920.250m.jpg 250 meters.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
| Date Taken: | 07.24.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.08.2013 22:52 |
| Photo ID: | 861274 |
| Resolution: | 1500x2000 |
| Size: | 567.13 KB |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, D.C., US |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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