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Fires in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo

This MODIS true-color image shows active fires as red dots superimposed on a surface reflectance image of the Angola and Congo regions of south central Africa. MODIS has thermal detector uniquely designed to detect fires as hot as 500K without saturating.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 20, 2001
Data acquired May 20, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning
Collection:
Visible Earth