ISS040-E-103496
| NASA Photo ID | ISS040-E-103496 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Date taken | 2014.08.19 |
| Time taken | 15:25:35 GMT |
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1000 x 738 pixels 540 x 399 pixels 3179 x 2119 pixels 720 x 480 pixels 4256 x 2832 pixels 640 x 426 pixels
1000 x 738 pixels 540 x 399 pixels 3179 x 2119 pixels 720 x 480 pixels 4256 x 2832 pixels 640 x 426 pixels
Spacecraft nadir point: 0.5° N, 53.9° W
Photo center point: 7.5° S, 56.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 7.5° S, 56.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: South
Spacecraft Altitude: 224 nautical miles (415km)
Country or Geographic Name: | BRAZIL |
Features: | FIRES, RAINFOREST, DEFORESTATION PATCHES |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 77° |
Sun Azimuth: | 15° |
Camera: | Nikon D3S Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 70mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 4256E: 4256 x 2832 pixel CMOS sensor, 36.0mm x 23.9mm, total pixels: 12.87 million, Nikon FX format |
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| 3179 pixels | 2119 pixels | No | No | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 720 pixels | 480 pixels | Yes | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 4256 pixels | 2832 pixels | No | No | Download Image | |
| 640 pixels | 426 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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Image Caption: Amazon forest burning season, Brazil
On an unusually cloud-free day at the height of the dry season in Amazonia, several fires were burning, giving rise to a broad smoke pall easily seen from the International Space Station (ISS). Parts of the ISS appear along the margins of the image. Against the backdrop of the dark green rainforest, several fires follow the major highway BR 163 (lower center of the image to the top left). Fires are set to clear patches of forest for agriculture, a process that reveals red-brown soils. A long line of new cleared patches snakes east from BR 163 towards the remote valley of the Rio Crepori.
Extensive deforested areas in Brazil's state of Mato Grosso appear as tan areas across the top of the image. Fires show the advance of deforestation into the state of Para, the area shown in most of this view. Para is now second after Mato Grosso in terms of deforestation acreage.
On an unusually cloud-free day at the height of the dry season in Amazonia, several fires were burning, giving rise to a broad smoke pall easily seen from the International Space Station (ISS). Parts of the ISS appear along the margins of the image. Against the backdrop of the dark green rainforest, several fires follow the major highway BR 163 (lower center of the image to the top left). Fires are set to clear patches of forest for agriculture, a process that reveals red-brown soils. A long line of new cleared patches snakes east from BR 163 towards the remote valley of the Rio Crepori.
Extensive deforested areas in Brazil's state of Mato Grosso appear as tan areas across the top of the image. Fires show the advance of deforestation into the state of Para, the area shown in most of this view. Para is now second after Mato Grosso in terms of deforestation acreage.
