Dense Plume from Sakura-jima Volcano - related image preview

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Dense Plume from Sakura-jima Volcano

An intense explosion at Sakura-jima lofted ash over the Japanese island of Kyushu.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Landsat data from the USGS Earth Explorer.

Published December 3, 2013
Data acquired November 23, 2013

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Topic:
Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Volcanic Ash/Dust