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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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Fires in Southern Africa
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Fires in Southern Africa
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Description:
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West of Lake Tanganyika in east-central Africa, smoke chokes the air over Democratic Republic of Congo, where the annual fire season has been ongoing for several weeks. Fires are also burning to the east of Tanganyika in Tanzania, and to the southwest, in Zambia. This image of the haze and fires (orange dots) was captured by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite on May 16, 2004. Image by Earth Observatory staff, based on data from the MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
Description
West of Lake Tanganyika in east-central Africa, smoke chokes the air over Democratic Republic of Congo, where the annual fire season has been ongoing for several weeks. Fires are also burning to the east of Tanganyika in Tanzania, and to the southwest, in Zambia. This image of the haze and fires (orange dots) was captured by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite on May 16, 2004. Image by Earth Observatory staff, based on data from the MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC Description
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Aqua- MODIS
Satellite_-_Sensor
Aqua- MODIS
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Earth
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Earth
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Aqua
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Aqua
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facet_where:
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Tanzania
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Tanzania
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Zambia
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Zambia
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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May 16, 2004
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May 16, 2004
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2004
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2004
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UID:
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SPD-ETOBS-12139
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