Fires in Southeastern Russia

Fires in Southeastern Russia

Fires (red dots) continue to fill the air with smoke in southeastern Russia on May 10, 2002. Fire detection and image produced 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.

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