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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in Central South America
Description:
On Feb. 26, 2003, the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on the Terra satellite captured an image of scattered fires burning across central South America. Most of the fires (red dots) are in Argentina (left), Paraguay (center), and southern Brazil (upper right).

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Brazil
facet_where:
Argentina
facet_where:
Paraguay
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-5614
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Fires in Central South America