Satellite: Aqua Date Acquired: 10/15/2009 Resolutions: 1km (171 KB) 500m (602.7 KB) 250m (1.5 MB) Bands Used: 1,4,3 Credit: Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC View this image interactively

Multiple fires burned in North Korea in mid-October 2009, sending a plume of smoke over the Sea of Japan. The MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on October 15. Red outlines indicate hotspots associated with active fires, although not all the fires have visible hotspots.

The smoke plumes blow uniformly eastward, some of the individual plumes coalescing into a single large plume over the sea.

Curator: Brandon Maccherone
NASA Official: Shannell Cardwell