Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite was captured on August 18, 2002. Fires (red dots) throughout the region are blanketing central South America with a layer of smoke. Clockwise from top left are Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Along the left edge of the image are the Andes Mountains.
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2002-09-15
