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STS-68 Shuttle Mission Imagery

high res (3.9 M) low res (134 K)
STS068-253-045 (30 September-11 October 1994) --- Forest fires in southeastern Queensland, Australia. The smoke is blowing to the east. This is the southeastern edge of the Darling Downs, a wheat-growing and sheep pasture region just west of the Great Dividing Range, southwest of Brisbane. An extensive summer drought made the forests of the range highly susceptible to wildfire.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 12/18/2002
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