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Wildfires near Darwin, Northern Australia

Bushfires in northern Australia were ongoing as of May 1, 2002. This image of the fires (red dots) detected by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite was acquired on May 1, 2002.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 6, 2002
Data acquired May 1, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
Visible Earth