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Sierra Negra Erupts

On October 22, 2005, the Sierra Negra Volcano on Isla Isabela in the Galapagos Islands began erupting. On October 26, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Aqua satellite captured this image as the volcano erupted for its fourth straight day.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team.

Published October 27, 2005
Data acquired October 26, 2005

Source:
Aqua > MODIS