Fire and smoke in Mexico

This image from May 5, 2002, shows more than a hundred fires (red dots) burning in Mexico and Central America. This image was captured by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite. In Mexico, the fires appear to be ocurring in greater concentration along the Pacific Coast.

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

Published May 7, 2002
Data acquired May 5, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

Visible Earth