Friday 10 October 2014

Massive burn scar in Australia's Northern Territory visible by satellite

FIRE STORM
Massive burn scar in Australia's Northern Territory visible by satellite
Darwin, Australia (UPI) Oct 8, 2014 - NASA's Terra satellite captures a lot of neat stuff using its uber high-tech camera known as MODIS, short for Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. The satellite's latest subject was the sparse desert of Australia's Northern Territory, where MODIS tracked the growing burn scar left by a wildfire that sizzled for nearly a month. As is the case in the United States, wildfires in ... more


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