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Paroxysm at Mount Etna

On August 12, 2011, Etna had its tenth paroxysm of the year, spewing a thick white plume of gas and ash into the air.


NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC. Caption by Robert Simmon.

Published August 12, 2011
Data acquired August 12, 2011

Source:
Terra > MODIS