The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra
satellite captured this image showing large bush fires burning in
southwestern Victoria on February 18, 2013.
Red outlines indicate hot
spots where MODIS detected unusually warm surface temperatures
associated with fires. Winds blew a long plume of smoke south toward the
Bass Strait.
About 300 firefighters using dozens of vehicles and 14 aircraft were battling the fires, which were burning near Grampians National Park.
Lightning ignited a number of fires about a week ago; two of them
merged to create the large fire shown here. Authorities estimated that
it had burned about 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres) by Feb. 19.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.
- Instrument: Terra - MODIS
