False-Color Image of Siberian Fires (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

False-Color Image of Siberian Fires

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The Aqua satellite's MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument took this image of the fires in Siberia. The image shows the full-sized false-color image of the area highlighting the burn scars from previous fires.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team

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