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Fires in Southern United States

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Oct 17, 2003
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2003-10-15 00:00:00
October 15, 2003

Across the Deep South, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of autumn fires burning on October 15, 2003. Fall is common time for people to burn brush and crop stubble. In the image, fires have been marked with red dots.

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Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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