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Forest Fire in Southwest Australia

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Forest Fire in Southwest Australia
March 13, 2003

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.

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

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