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Data acquired April 11, 2011
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Data acquired September 30, 2011
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Vast Area Burned in Australia

Much of Australia’s Northern Territory is charred in this image from September 30 after fires burned an area roughly the size of England in 2011.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Vast Area Burned in Australia.

NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published September 30, 2011
Data acquired September 30, 2011