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Numerous fires are scattered across northern Australia in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite on November 6, 2003. Fires are marked with yellow.
Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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