![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923102612im_/http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//4236/WAfrica.A2002309.1140.150x115.jpg)
Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
On November 5, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this true-color image of West Africa and numerous fires (red dots) burning the throughout the Sahel and savannas of Senegal (center left), Mali (center right), and Guinea (bottom).
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2002-11-07