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High resolution image of the wildfires (9 MB)

TV resolution of the wildfires

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March 11, 2004 - (date of web publication)

Florida Wildfires

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	Image taken March 09, 2004 Credit: NASA

The Impassible One fire swept through 38,000 acres of timber and swamp land in the Osceola National Forest, forcing about 30 families from their homes. The fire began as a prescribed burn on March 2, but slipped out of control, growing under windy conditions on March 6 and 7. On March 9, residents in Taylor, Florida evacuated briefly before rains staunched the fire's progress. As of March 10, 38,000 acres had burned, and the fire was 20 percent contained.

This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image shows a plume of smoke rising from the fire. NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image on March 9, 2004. For more information on the fires, click here.

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	Image taken March 09, 2004 Credit: NASA

Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response

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