Fires in Mexico and Central America

Fires in Mexico and Central America

In the Sierra Madre Mountains of western and southern Mexico, scores of wildfires have continued to burn over the last month. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite was acquired on May 22, 2002.

Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of the scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapid Response Image Gallery.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC