Scores of fires continue to burn in the Democratic Republic of Congo (top) and Angola (bottom left). At the top of the image are the tropical forests of the Congo River Basin, and south of them are tropical savannas. Lake Tanganyika is at upper right.
This image was acquired by the
Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the
Ter ra satellite on June 10, 2002.
Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of the scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the
MOD IS Rapid Response Image Gallery. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres,
MOD IS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Description
Scores of fires continue to burn in the Democratic Republic of Congo (top) and Angola (bottom left). At the top of the image are the tropical forests of the Congo River Basin, and south of them are tropical savannas. Lake Tanganyika is at upper right.
This image was acquired by the
Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the
Ter ra satellite on June 10, 2002.
Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of the scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the
MOD IS Rapid Response Image Gallery. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres,
MOD IS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Description
