Volcanic Eruption Snapped From Space | New Video Visualization

Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 12:30 in Earth & Climate

On June 12, 2009, the Sarychev Volcano, on Matua Island, northeast of Japan, erupted explosively as it has previously in 1989, 1986, 1976 and 1946. An ISS astronaut grabbed this shot, recently processed into animation by NASA.

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