STS-105 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
September 6, 2001

AEROSOLS/FIRES
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STS105-E-5417
photo ID STS105-E-5417
STS105-E-5417         Click the photo number to access all resolutions available and the database record.
United States: California wildfires, August 20, 2001. The Hoover Complex Fire had burned 3,750 acres in Yosemite National Park and was not threatening structures or communities, at the time the photo was taken. The Creek wildfire covered approximately 6,700 acres and was 50% contained. It threatened the towns of Groveland and Big Oak Flat and had spread into Stanislaus National Forest. The Leonard Fire, also near Stanislaus National Forest, covered 2,455 acres and was 20% contained.

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