Detail View: NASA Earth Observatory Collection: Fires Near Xingu River

Title: 
Fires Near Xingu River
Description: 
On July 7, 2004, fires (marked in yellow) continued to burn around the headwaters of the Xingu River (center) in Mato Grosso, Brazil, at the southern margin of the Amazon rainforest. Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
Satellite - Sensor: 
Terra- MODIS
facet_what: 
Terra
facet_where: 
Brazil
facet_when: 
July 7, 2004
facet_when_year: 
2004
UID: 
SPD-ETOBS-12228
original url: 
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12228