![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081004100204im_/http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//2863/Russia.A2002128.0750.115x150.jpg)
Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Scattered fires near the Volga River in Russia were detected by MODIS on May 8, 2002. In the high-resolution imagery, it is apparent that the area is highly cultivate--the regular patterns in the vegetation--which suggests that these fires are agricultural and have been set to either clear new land for farming or grazing.
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2002-05-12