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For information and images on the Arizona Fire

GSFC Top Story Page from June 20, 2003

High Resolution Image of the fire

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June 23, 2003- (date of web publication)

ASPEN FIRE, ARIZONA

	Image 1

Gusty winds, steep and rocky terrain, low humidity, and water shortages slow the progress of firefighters as they work to contain the Aspen Fire northeast of Tucson, Arizona. The fire has burned hundreds of homes and other structures in communities on Mt. Lemmon. After beginning on June 17 of unknown causes, the fire grew to more than 11,000 acres by Monday, June 23. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on June 22, 2003, 1:00 P.M. local time, shows the Aspen Fire and farther north, the Picture Fire northeast of Phoenix. The smoke plume stretches over 100 miles.

Images courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

	Image 2 - Wide angle of image above

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