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Data acquired August 31 - 31, 2003 1450 x 1100 414 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 31 - 31, 2003 2900 x 2200 1 MB - JPEG
Data acquired August 31 - 31, 2003 5800 x 4400 3 MB - JPEG
Hundreds—possibly thousands—of active fire detections were made by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on August 31, 2003, across western Brazil (top right) and Bolivia (bottom left). These fires, marked with red dots, are billowing smoke which hangs over the terrain, nearly obscuring it in some places.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published September 3, 2003 Data acquired August 31 - 31, 2003