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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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Fires in Central and Southern Africa
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Fires in Central and Southern Africa
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The southern Africa burning season is still underway as farmers and ranchers light fires to clear fields for planting and to renew rangeland vegetation. Numerous fires (red dots) were detected by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Ter ra satellite through Angola (top left quadrant) and Zambia (top right quadrant) and tapering off in Namibia (bottom left quadrant) and Botswana (bottom right quadrant). The green broomstick-shaped feature south of image center is the vegetation of the Okavango River Delta. The highly reflective area to its southeast is the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Another salt flat, called Etosha Pan, is visible south of the Angola-Namibia border. This image was acquired on September 12, 2002. Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA-GSFC
Description
The southern Africa burning season is still underway as farmers and ranchers light fires to clear fields for planting and to renew rangeland vegetation. Numerous fires (red dots) were detected by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Ter ra satellite through Angola (top left quadrant) and Zambia (top right quadrant) and tapering off in Namibia (bottom left quadrant) and Botswana (bottom right quadrant). The green broomstick-shaped feature south of image center is the vegetation of the Okavango River Delta. The highly reflective area to its southeast is the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Another salt flat, called Etosha Pan, is visible south of the Angola-Namibia border. This image was acquired on September 12, 2002. Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA-GSFC Description
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Terra- MODIS
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Terra- MODIS
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Terra
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Terra
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Namibia
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Namibia
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Angola
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Angola
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Zambia
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Zambia
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Botswana
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Botswana
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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September 12, 2002
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September 12, 2002
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2002
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2002
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SPD-ETOBS-4764
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