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Fires in Northwest Australia

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Apr 29, 2003
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April 26, 2003

This Aqua MODIS image from April 26, 2003, shows fires (red dots) burning in northern Western Australia (left) and Northern Territory (right).

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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