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Fires in Angola (lower left) and Republic Democratic of the Congo (upper right)

This MODIS true-color image, acquired on June 5, 2001, shows active fires as red dots superimposed on a surface reflectance image of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. MODIS has thermal detector uniquely designed to detect fires as hot as 500K without saturating.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published June 5, 2001
Data acquired June 5, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning
Collection:
Visible Earth