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Data acquired February 7 - 7, 2003 850 x 1100 197 KB - JPEG
Data acquired February 7 - 7, 2003 1700 x 2200 629 KB - JPEG
Data acquired February 7 - 7, 2003 3400 x 4400 2 MB - JPEG
Fires in southeast Australia continue their apparent march toward the coast on February 7, 2003. This pair of true- and false-color images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite show active fire fronts marked in red in both images. In the true-color scene, smoke fills the skies, while the false-color image analysis minimizes smoke and enhances the 2-million-plus-acre burn scar, which is deep red against bright green vegetation.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published February 7, 2003 Data acquired February 7 - 7, 2003