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Fires in South Africa

Aqua image of South Africa fire and smoke
A fire located north of the Mossel Bay area of South Africa can be seen in this Aqua image from April 29, 2017.

This natural-color satellite image of fires in South Africa was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite on April 29, 2017. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, are outlined in red. Smoke can also be seen billowing to the southwest from the fire area. This fire is located north of the Mossel Bay area of South Africa.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner