Southeast United States

In the mountains of western North Carolina (north of center), fall has arrived in the higher elevations of the Appalachians, and the forests have turned brown with the approaching cold. In the Southeast, green still prevails, and in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, a few scattered fires are burning. This true-color image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on November 7, 2002.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published November 8, 2002
Data acquired November 7 - 7, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

Visible Earth