Submarine Eruption in the Tonga Islands - related image preview

720 x 480
JPEG

Submarine Eruption in the Tonga Islands - related image preview

1000 x 1000
732 KB - JPEG

Submarine Eruption in the Tonga Islands - related image preview

720 x 480
JPEG

Submarine Eruption in the Tonga Islands - related image preview

1000 x 1000
733 KB - JPEG

Submarine Eruption in the Tonga Islands - related image preview

JPEG

Submarine Eruption in the Tonga Islands

New land emerged in the South Pacific after the dramatic eruption of an undersea volcano.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published March 28, 2009
Data acquired March 26, 2009

Source:
Terra > ASTER