First Recorded Eruption of Anatahan Volcano

On the night of May 10, the Anatahan Volcano announced itself with a vigorous eruption that sent high-level ash over a wide area. About 12 hours later, on May 11 at 00:19 GMT, the crew of the International Space Station observed and photographed this ash plume, describing it as huge.

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Astronaut photograph ISS007-E-5366 was provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.

Published May 18, 2003
Data acquired May 11, 2003

Source:

ISS > Digital Camera

Collection:

Astronaut Photography