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Fires (red dots) in Cambodia continue on January 10, 2003. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was acquired by the Aqua satellite.
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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