October 5, 2002
This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was captured on October 5, 2002, by NASA’s Terra satellite. The Amazon River stretches across the top of the scene in a brown line, and numerous fires are indicated with red dots in the southern half of the image.
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Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA-GSFC
