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Data acquired August 18 - 18, 2002 1150 x 1500 311 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 18 - 18, 2002 2300 x 3000 993 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 18 - 18, 2002 4600 x 6000 3 MB - JPEG
This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite was captured on August 18, 2002. Fires (red dots) throughout the region are blanketing central South America with a layer of smoke. Clockwise from top left are Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Along the left edge of the image are the Andes Mountains.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published September 15, 2002 Data acquired August 18 - 18, 2002