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Fires in Northern Australia

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2003-11-05 00:00:00
November 5, 2003

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.

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

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