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Kuwait Oil Fires, Kuwait
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STS039-72-060 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- This view from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery shows the smoke from burning oil well fires, aftermath of Iraqi occupation. Oil wells to the north of the Bay of Kuwait and just south of Kuwait City, on the south shore, can be seen burning out of control. Compared with pictures of the same area shot during STS-37 (April 1991), this frame shows a complete shift of winds, with much of the smoke blowing eastward over the Gulf.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKuwait Oil Fires, Kuwait. NASA/JSC, 1991-05-06. Public domain. ID: S39-72-060.
