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Data acquired July 9 - 9, 2002 850 x 1100 241 KB - JPEG
Data acquired July 9 - 9, 2002 1700 x 2200 835 KB - JPEG
Data acquired July 9 - 9, 2002 3400 x 4400 2 MB - JPEG
Much of the lushness of vegetation surrounding Lake Victoria (top center) appears to have faded with the lengthening of the season. (Compare to image from June 2, 2002.) Now fires (red dots) dominate the landscape as the agricultural burning season gets underway. This image was acquired on July 9, 2002, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Terra satellite.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published July 20, 2002 Data acquired July 9 - 9, 2002