Fires in Southcentral United States
February 20, 2013
On March 31, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite detected numerous fires (red dots) burning in the central United States. States shown are (top left to bottom) Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas; (center, top to bottom), Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana; Illinois (far top right) and Mississippi (bottom right edge.)
Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Topics:
Environment, Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Terra, Aqua
