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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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Title:
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Fires in Mexico and Central America
Title
Fires in Mexico and Central America
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Description:
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On March 1, 2003, the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite detected widespread fires (red dots) scattered across Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula, Belize (to the southeast), Guatemala (to the southwest), El Salvador (center, west coast), Honduras (center, east coast), Nicaragua, and the northern part of Costa Rica (bottom right). At upper right is the Caribbean Sea, and at lower left is the Pacific Ocean. 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
Description
On March 1, 2003, the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite detected widespread fires (red dots) scattered across Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula, Belize (to the southeast), Guatemala (to the southwest), El Salvador (center, west coast), Honduras (center, east coast), Nicaragua, and the northern part of Costa Rica (bottom right). At upper right is the Caribbean Sea, and at lower left is the Pacific Ocean. 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 Description
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Satellite - Sensor:
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Aqua- MODIS
Satellite_-_Sensor
Aqua- MODIS
Satellite - Sensor
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Aqua
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Aqua
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Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
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Caribbean Sea
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Caribbean Sea
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El Salvador
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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Honduras
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Nicaragua
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Nicaragua
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Salvador
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Salvador
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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
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Belize
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Belize
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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March 1, 2003
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March 1, 2003
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2003
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2003
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UID:
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SPD-ETOBS-5628
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