Fires in West Africa

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from November 15, 2002, shows fires (red dots) across several countries in west-central Africa. From top left (clockwise are Mali, Burkina, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2002-12-01