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Data acquired August 26 - 26, 2002 450 x 600 44 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 26 - 26, 2002 900 x 1200 165 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 26 - 26, 2002 1800 x 2400 453 KB - JPEG
This true-color Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea was acquired August 26th, 2002. The instrument detected a thermal signature, marked in red, on one of the northern islands, called Montserrat. This is likely heat from the Soufriere Hills volcano, which has been in a near constant state of eruption for many months. Starting from the north, the islands are Anguilla (upper left, slightly obscured by clouds), Barbuda, St. Kitts (to the left of Barbuda, slightly obscured by clouds), Nevis (just below St. Kitts), Antigua, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Dominica, and Martinique.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published September 26, 2002 Data acquired August 26 - 26, 2002