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Gas emissions at Volcán Copahue

Magma rising within this volcano (along the border between Chile and Argentina) led to explosions and a plume of volcanic gases.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using EO-1 ALI data from the NASA EO-1 team. Caption by Robert Simmon, within input from Erik Klemetti, Denison University/Eruptions Blog.

Published January 7, 2013
Data acquired January 5, 2013

Source:
EO-1 > ALI