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Smoking Wildfires Seen From Space

by JASON MAJOR on JUNE 29, 2012



Wildfires continue to rage across the western United States, burning forests and property alike, and even the most remote have sent up enormous plumes of smoke that are plainly visible to astronauts aboard the Space Station.
The photo above was taken by an Expedition 31 crew member on June 27, showing thick smoke drifting northeast from the Fontenelle fire currently burning in Wyoming. More plumes can be seen to the north.


Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/96054/smoking-wildfires-seen-from-space/#ixzz1zNCNAZPg

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