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This Aqua MODIS image from September 18, 2003, shows several large fires burning across Cape York Peninsula, Australia. The fire detections have been marked in yellow, and dark burn scars are visible surrounding them.
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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