Detail View: NASA Earth Observatory Collection: Fires in Mexico and Central America
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Title:
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Fires in Mexico and Central America
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Description:
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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
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Satellite - Sensor:
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Terra- MODIS
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facet_what:
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Terra
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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facet_when:
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May 4, 2002
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facet_when_year:
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2002
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UID:
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SPD-ETOBS-3627
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original url:
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=3627
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