Wonder of ScienceApr 28, 2023

This is what an erupting volcano looks like from space.

Credit: NASA Johnson
More details: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/38985/sarychev-peak-eruption-kuril-islands

Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands

A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station in 2009 offered the astronauts a striking view of the volcano in an early stage of eruption.

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@wonderofscience lovely example of the plume reaching thermal equilibrium
Apr 29, 2023 at 3:04amWeb