July 17, 2010 - Fires in Saskatchewan, Canada

Fires in Saskatchewan Canada

We featured an image of the fires in Saskatchewan from July 13, 2010. This image shows what the fires looked like on July 1.

The handful of large fires were scattered across northern Saskatchewan Province, Canada, when the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead and captured this image. Places where the sensor detected active fires are outlined in red. West-southwest winds were driving the smoke away from the fires.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 07/01/2010
Resolutions: 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC