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Mount Etna Eruption

This animation is a zoom into the ongoing Mount Etna eruption. The data was acquired from the MODIS instrument at 9:40 UTC on July 24, 2001. The ash plume and lava streaming from the volcano are clearly visible.

Mt. Etna Eruption - Zoom to volcano and pan down to ash plume    Mt. Etna Eruption - Zoom to volcano and pan down to ash plume
Duration: 5.0 seconds
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Mt. Etna Eruption July 24, 2001    Mt. Etna Eruption July 24, 2001

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Animation Number:2208
Completed:2001-06-25
Animator:Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
Scientist:Vincent Salomonson (NASA/GSFC)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:Terra/MODIS (2001/07/24)
Series:Mt. Etna Eruption
Video:SVS2001-0022 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Eruption
SVS >> Mt. Etna
DLESE >> Natural hazards
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Volcano
 
 
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