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May 31, 2009 - Fires in Russia and Mongolia
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Large fires in the forested mountains of Russia southeast of Lake Baikal (Burytiya region) and northern Mongolia’s Selenge province continued to grow on May 22, 2009. Thick columns of smoke stream eastward from the fires (locations outlined in red).
In a previous image of this area, patchy clouds south-southwest of Lake Baikal partially hid the extent of the large fires burning there. Among the largest is the fire northwest of Mongolia’s second-largest city, Erdenet. This image was captured by the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite on May 22.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 05/22/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Large fires in the forested mountains of Russia southeast of Lake Baikal (Burytiya region) and northern Mongolia’s Selenge province continued to grow on May 22, 2009. Thick columns of smoke stream eastward from the fires (locations outlined in red).
In a previous image of this area, patchy clouds south-southwest of Lake Baikal partially hid the extent of the large fires burning there. Among the largest is the fire northwest of Mongolia’s second-largest city, Erdenet. This image was captured by the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite on May 22.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 05/22/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
