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Data acquired April 16 - 16, 2002 1400 x 1050 382 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 16 - 16, 2002 2800 x 2100 1 MB Bytes - JPEG
Data acquired April 16 - 16, 2002 5600 x 4200 4 MB - JPEG
The Parana River cuts a large blue-green line down through this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of Brazil from April 16, 2002. At bottom center, the Misiones region of Argentina is home to one of the last remaining pockets of a rainforest known as the Atlantic Coastal Forest, an ecosystem distinct from the Amazon Rainforest to the north.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published April 24, 2002 Data acquired April 16 - 16, 2002