
Credit:
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
This MODIS true-color image shows active fires as red dots superimposed on a surface reflectance image of the Angola and Congo regions of south central Africa. MODIS has thermal detector uniquely designed to detect fires as hot as 500K without saturating.
Images & Animations
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Metadata
Sensor:
Terra - MODISData Date:
May 20, 2001Visualization Date:
May 20, 2001

