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A Manmade Volcano over Norilsk

Sulfur dioxide emissions from ore processing facilities in Norilsk exceed that of many volcanoes.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and OMPS data from the Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published June 8, 2018
Data acquired July 12, 2017

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Suomi NPP > OMPS