Aursee · notable fire
Fire near Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -22.472, 130.967 · first seen 7 October 2026, 04:06 UTC
13,759 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
229detections on that day
15 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 7 October 2026, 04:06 UTC, 308 km N of Yulara. Last detected 7 October 2026, 17:34 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 13,759 | 229 | 15 | 4.0% |
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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