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Eruption at Nabro Volcano, Eritrea

Nabro, a stratovolcano in northeast Africa, rumbled to life on June 12, the volcano's first known eruption in recorded human history.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Eruption at Nabro Volcano, Eritrea.

NASA images courtesy of Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published June 13, 2011
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