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Mauna Loa Awakens

During the first eruption in nearly four decades, satellites observed the volcano’s nighttime glow and sulfur dioxide plume.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership and modified Copernicus Sentinel 5P data (2022) processed by the European Space Agency. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published November 29, 2022
Data acquired November 28, 2022

Sources:
Sentinel-5P
Suomi NPP > VIIRS