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Data acquired November 23 - 23, 2002 800 x 600 101 KB - JPEG
Data acquired November 23 - 23, 2002 1600 x 1200 329 KB - JPEG
Data acquired November 23 - 23, 2002 3200 x 2400 856 KB - JPEG
The thick plume of volcanic ash and smoke coming from Mt. Etna has tapered to a thin line over the course of the past four weeks, but a thermal signature was still being detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on November 23, 2002. The plume is streaming east over the Mediterranean Sea, and is casting a dark shadow to its north. Mt. Etna began erupting on October 27, 2002.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published November 25, 2002 Data acquired November 23 - 23, 2002