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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in Mexico and Central America
Description:
Fires (red dots) continue to burn across southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, and Central America. Countries shown are (from bottom right) Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize (to the northeast), and Mexico. At bottom left, sun glints off the Pacific Ocean. At top and right are the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

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:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
Caribbean Sea
facet_where:
El Salvador
facet_where:
Guatemala
facet_where:
Gulf of Mexico
facet_where:
Honduras
facet_where:
Nicaragua
facet_where:
Salvador
facet_where:
Belize
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-5644
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Fires in Mexico and Central America