Fire and smoke in Central America

Heavy smoke hangs in the air over southern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula on May 4, 2002. The Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of smoke and scores of fires (red dots).

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

Published May 7, 2002
Data acquired May 4, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

Visible Earth