Wonder of ScienceFeb 20, 2025

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

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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.

Show threadLittleScrapsoftheNorthFeb 21, 2025
@wonderofscience oooh that is almost creepy looking. Not sure why but I feel ooogy
Show threadDaniel Casanueva
@littlescraps I think this is because the original was a picture, and it was animated with AI or something like that.
Feb 21, 2025 at 4:00pmWeb
Show threadLittleScrapsoftheNorthFeb 22, 2025
@danielcasanueva ah that makes alot of sense. My brain just knows something is off. Thanks for the idea!
Show threadWesDymMar 15, 2025
@danielcasanueva @littlescraps It's a series of still images taken from an over-flying orbiting camera, digitally knitted together to create a crude sense of animation. The result is not what you'd actually see, and causes disorientation from being uncanny.