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This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on March 13, 2003, shows a large forest fire (marked in red) and smoky skies over the southern Australia coast.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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