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Satellite View of Big Sur Fire
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US: July 4, 2008


This image captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite shows fires continuing to burn unchecked near Big Sur, California.


The Big Sur fire has burned about 32,500 acres (13,150 hectares) and destroyed 16 homes since it was sparked by lightning on June 21, the U.S. Forest Service said.



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