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Suomi NPP Satellite Captures Smoke from Smoky Mountain Blazes

Suomi NPP image of smoke from fires in Tennessee
There are several large fires burning in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the smoke generated from them.

There are several large fires burning in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the smoke generated from them.

This natural-color satellite image from Nov. 29 was collected by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument that flies aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite. Actively burning areas are outlined in red. Smoke appears as a light brown color and was blowing to the northeast into western North Carolina.

NASA image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Rob GutroUnlabeled image