Fires Near Indus River

Fires Near Indus River

Ongoing fires in northwest India contribute to a pall of haze that stretches eastward along the foothills of the Himalayas on October 22, 2002. In this true-color image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Aqua satellite, fires are marked with red dots.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC