Fires Near the Mouth of the Amazon

Fires Near the Mouth of the Amazon

Near the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil, numerous fires burned beneath a patchwork of small clouds on Nov. 29, 2003. This image of the fires (marked with red dots) was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Aqua satellite on November 29, 2003.

Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC