Fires and smoke in Mexico and Guatemala

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

In northern Guatemala (lower right) fires are raging and choking the skies with smoke on the afternoon of March 18, 2003. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was captured by the Aqua satellite and shows fire detections marked with red dots.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Visualization Date

    2003-03-19