AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near São Félix do Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.926, -50.542 · first seen 26 September 2026, 16:05 UTC
6,038 MWpeak summed radiative power, 27 Sep
472detections on that day
28 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 26 September 2026, 16:05 UTC, 34 km SSE of São Félix do Araguaia. Last detected 27 September 2026, 18:04 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | 3,607 | 349 | 20 | 74% |
| 2026-09-27 | 6,038 | 472 | 28 | 62% |
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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