Eruption at Mount Merapi, Indonesia

The volcano released sulfur dioxide, a colorless gas that can harm human health and cool Earth’s climate.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Eruption at Mount Merapi, Indonesia.

NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using OMI data provided courtesy of Simon Carn, Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technical University. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published November 11, 2010
Data acquired November 4 - 8, 2010