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Data acquired August 20 - September 4, 2013 720 x 720 JPEG
Data acquired August 20 - September 4, 2013 18 MB - ZIP
Data acquired August 20 - September 4, 2013 801 KB - KML/KMZ
The VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite tracked the growth of the fire between August 20 and September 4.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Holli Riebeek and Adam Voiland.
Published September 8, 2013 Data acquired August 20 - September 4, 2013