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Blazing Fires In The US Caught By NASA’s Aqua Satellite

Just as the AIRS instrument on Aqua can detect the ambient temperature of clouds, the MODIS infrared imaging instrument can detect hot-spots on land. When Aqua takes an image, it highlights the hot spots in red and smoke clouds in light brown.

Image credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jeff Schmaltz