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Central South America

Across the grassy plains of Paraguay (right) and Argentina (left), scattered fires were burning on April 12, 2003. Fires detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite are marked with red dots. In the bottom center of the image, the Paraná River flows as a light brown, muddy line. The purplish-brown areas to the west and east of the river are wetlands.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 14, 2003
Data acquired April 12 - 12, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth