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Data acquired March 1 - 1, 2003 1100 x 1400 458 KB - JPEG
Data acquired March 1 - 1, 2003 2200 x 2800 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired March 1 - 1, 2003 4400 x 5600 4 MB - JPEG
On March 1, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua 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.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published March 3, 2003 Data acquired March 1 - 1, 2003