AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -17.415, 135.220 · first seen 29 September 2026, 15:24 UTC
5,320 MWpeak summed radiative power, 29 Sep
217detections on that day
14 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 29 September 2026, 15:24 UTC, 271 km NNE of Tennant Creek. Last detected 30 September 2026, 03:53 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | 5,320 | 217 | 14 | 89% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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