Bushfire Burn Scar near Dunalley, Tasmania - related image preview

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Bushfire Burn Scar near Dunalley, Tasmania

The Terra satellite captured this image of the charred landscape near Dunalley after intense bushfires tore through the area. The fire destroyed about 30 percent of the buildings in the town.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon using data from the NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published January 27, 2013
Data acquired January 14, 2013

Source:
Terra > ASTER