Fires and smoke in Central America

Ongoing fire activity in Mexico and Central America creates a thick blanket of smoke across the region. This image was acquired on April 30, 2002, by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite.

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

Published May 6, 2002
Data acquired April 30, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

Visible Earth