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SoCal wildfires as seen from space

Southern California wildfires satellite view
Southern California wildfires, satellite view, December, 2017.

This NASA satellite photo of smoke from the wildfires in Southern California was captured and edited by Pierre Markuse. His description:  “Mixed natural-NIR/SWIR with enhanced contrast and saturation. California wildfires #USA 5 December 2017”.

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