Smoke plume from burning oil wells in Southern Iraq - related image preview

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Smoke plume from burning oil wells in Southern Iraq

On Saturday, March 22, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of probable oil fires in southern Iraq producing plumes of black smoke that trailed southwestward over the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Thermal signatures are marked with red dots.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published March 24, 2003
Data acquired March 22 - 22, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts
Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth