image: Fires continue to plague Central Chile as a record number of forest fires this past year have erupted due to drought conditions and high temperatures. This natural-color satellite image of Central Chile was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite on Jan. 21, 2017. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS's thermal bands, are outlined in red. view more
Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner