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Southeastern Australia and Tasmania

This true-color image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on March 6, 2003, show the enormous burn scars left behind by the past two months’ devastating bushfires in southeast Australia. In the true-color image healthy vegetation appears deep green and burned areas are subtly browner. Red dots mark the location of active fires.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published March 6, 2003
Data acquired March 6 - 6, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Agriculture > Forest Science > Forest Fire Science
Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Characteristics
Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Occurrence
Biosphere > Vegetation > Reclamation/Revegetation/Restoration
Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Cover
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth