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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in New Guinea
Description:
On October 22, 2003, the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Ter ra satellite captured this image of the island of New Guinea. This image is focused on the western part of the island, which is the Irian Jaya region of Indonesia. (The eastern part of the island is the country of Papua New Guinea.) Numerous fires burned across the southern part of the island; they were detected by MODIS and are marked with red dots in this image.

Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Guinea
facet_where:
Papua New Guinea
facet_where:
Indonesia
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
October 22, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11788
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Fires in New Guinea