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   Photo ID:

   STS037-152-184   


   Program:

   Shuttle   


   Mission:

   STS-037


   Date Taken:

   1991-04-11


   Film Type:

   4x5

Title:
Kuwait Oil Fires, Kuwait
Description:
Smoke from the burning oil fields to the north and south of Kuwait City, seen on the south shore of Kuwayt Bay almost totally obscures the view of the tiny, but oil rich, nation of Kuwait (29.5N, 47.5E). During the brief war between Iraq and the Allied forces, many of the oil wells in Kuwait were destroyed and set afire. For several months, those fires burned out of control, spewing wind borne smoke and ash for hundreds of miles.
Subject Terms:
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) FIRES GULFS KUWAIT OIL FIELDS OIL POLLUTION RIVERS SMOKE STS-37
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