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A pile of new volcano images

Explore stunning remote sensing images revealing volcano eruptions and ash-and-steam plumes captured by NASA Earth Observatory.

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Sometimes it is hard to keep up with the mountain of remote sensing (or not so remote) images that get released on the internet. Over the last few days, the NASA Earth Observatory has released a bunch of images/videos of current eruptions, so I thought I'd round them all up here for you to peruse.

Soufriere Hills releasing puffs of ash-and-steam on October 6, 2009. Image courtesy of the NASA Earth Observatory.

Four new images in the recent past:

A nice, clear picture of an ash-and-steam plume from Rabaul in PNG was captured by the Terra satellite's MODIS imager on September 30, 2009. The Tavurvur Crater at Rabaul has been steaming and sputtering away from the last few years, so plumes like this are not uncommon.

The two new domes at Chaiten were shot by the ALI on EO-1 on September 30, 2009. This image clearly shows the apron of ...

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