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A new analysis shows how changes in the angle between the Sun and a satellite sensor interact to create the illusion of Amazon forest greening during the dry season.
NASA images by Robert Simmon, using data from MODIS and from Doug Morton, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Mike Carlowicz, in collaboration with Kathryn Hansen.
Published February 7, 2014 Data acquired October 3, 2002