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NASA satellite senses forest fires
Created: 07/18/2006
Video description: New software developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., helps link satellites together to form a virtual web of sensors that monitor the globe for hazards such as fires. Video courtesy of NASA.

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