Fires and Smoke Across Alaska and Canada

  • Released Friday, July 16, 2004
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Alaska suffered from fire and smoke that can be seen from space. The Aqua satellite captured this breathtaking image on 29 June 2004.

A quick zoom down to Alaska to show the fires.

A closer view of the fires. Date 2004-06-29

A closer view of the fires. Date 2004-06-29

A closer look shows the individual smoke plumes. Date 2004-06-29

A closer look shows the individual smoke plumes. Date 2004-06-29

What you are seeing here is a Aqua satellite, MODIS instrument, image swath of Alaska geo-registered to a composite of the Earth. The image is of Alaska fires. Date 2004-06-29.

What you are seeing here is a Aqua satellite, MODIS instrument, image swath of Alaska geo-registered to a composite of the Earth. The image is of Alaska fires. Date 2004-06-29.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Friday, July 16, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.

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