Lake Baikal in Russia, the world's oldest, deepest lake, is encased in smoke, fire and fog.
Lake Baikal in Russia, the world’s oldest, deepest lake, is encased in smoke, fire and fog in this natural-color satellite image collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite on August 27, 2015. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, are outlined in red. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner
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