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Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
These true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images from the Terra satellite were captured in August 2002. Fires (red dots) throughout the region are blanketing central South America with a layer of smoke. The center point of the iamge varies, but in all images the following countries are visible: top left, Bolivia; top right, Brazil; center, Paraguay; and bottom, Argentina. Along the left edge of the images are the Andes Mountains.
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2002-09-27