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Wildfires Light Up Portugal

The blaze burned so brightly that its light was visible at night from space.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 20, 2017
Data acquired June 19, 2017

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night