This article highlights NASA's new technology for monitoring fires from space, MODIS. Learn how MODIS, or Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, helps firefighters prioritize which fires to conquer first.

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wildfires, forest fires

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fire science, fires, fires from space, monitor fires from space, observe forest fires from space, wild fire, modis

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)