Wildfires in Northern Australia

Wildfires in Northern Australia

Numerous fires continue to burn in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, as seen in this image from the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Terra satellite, acquired on April 29, 2002.

Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of this scene at the sensor’s fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapidfire site.

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