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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires Across Northern South America
Description:
In northern South America, fires (red dots) continue to cover a wide area of Columbia (far left) and Venezuela (center and right). This image from the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on March 20, 2003, shows fires concentrated heavily east of keyhole-shaped Lake Maracaibo. A thick cloud of smoke hangs over the country.

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:
Aqua
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_where:
Venezuela
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
March 20, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-6116
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Fires Across Northern South America