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Fires in West Africa

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Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, at NASA GSFC

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Where -- Mali, Where -- Mauritania, Where -- Senegal, Where -- Guinea
Over western Africa, the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on the <a HREF="http://aqua.nasa.gov">Aqua</a> satellite captured this image of numerous fires (red dots) burning in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and Guinea. This image was acquired on November 2, 2002. At the top of the image are the southern reaches of the Sahara Desert. Sensor: Terra/MODIS.
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2009-10-30 18:06:16
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VE-IMG-4273
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http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=4273
Where
Mali
Mauritania
Senegal
Guinea
Year
2002

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