Prescribed Burns in Western Australia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Prescribed Burns in Western Australia

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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite detected fires burning in Western Australia on Oct. 14, 2014. These fires are most likely prescribed burns used to limit bushfire outbreaks.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Lynn Jenner

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