A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet

• Credit:

  Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

This true-color MODIS image shows scattered fires burning in the Republic of South Africa (bottom), Mozambique (right), and Zimbabwe (top). Also visible are Swaziland (bottom center) and the eastern portion of Botswana. This image was acquired April 6, 2002.

Images & Animations

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• Database Updated: May 19, 2013