Fires continue to burn on the West Siberian Plain in south-central Russia in the Novosibirsk region. This image was acquired on May 1, 2001, 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
