Fires and smoke in Southeast Australia and Tasmania

Smoke from fires (red dots) in southeast Australia (top) and Tasmania (bottom center) appears to be mingling in the air over the Bass Strait between them. The rim of dark vegetation that surrounds the eastern edge of the continent shows the water-trapping effect of the Great Dividing Range Mountains that follow Australia9s East Coast. This MODIS image was acquired on May 4, 2002.

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

Published May 9, 2002
Data acquired May 4, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

Visible Earth