COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Record
Title:
Fires in Mexico and Central America
Description:
Heavy smoke hangs in the air over southern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula on May 4, 2002. The Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of smoke and scores of fires (red dots). Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of this scene at the sensor?s fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapidfire site. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
May 4, 2002
facet_when_year:
2002
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-3627
