Pfeiffer Fire near Big Sur, Calif. (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Pfeiffer Fire near Big Sur, Calif.

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The MODIS or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of smoke and detected the heat from the Pfeiffer Fire near Big Sur, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2013.

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NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

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