AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Castelo dos Sonhos, Pará, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -8.177, -54.762 · first seen 20 September 2026, 16:20 UTC
7,589 MWpeak summed radiative power, 20 Sep
355detections on that day
18 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 16:20 UTC, 40 km ENE of Castelo dos Sonhos. Last detected 21 September 2026, 05:42 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 7,589 | 355 | 18 | 32% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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