Credit: NASA
NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.
East of Churchill, Victoria, we see another burn scar left by one of the deadly Australian bushfires in February 2009 also made visible by using false-colors.
Both images combine visible light with near-infrared light making the burned areas (charcoal-brown) stand out better from unburned vegetation (red) and areas where vegetation is naturally sparse or dormant (beige). The burn scar is brown is some places and more charcoal-colored in others depending on geological and vegetational factors.
These beautiful satellite images contrast the brutal reality on the ground - it is reported nearly two dozen deaths caused by the Churchhill fire and a closing down of the Wilsons Promontory Natural Park for weeks.
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