Eruption Cloud from Mount Oyama

SeaWiFS imaged a vast brown cloud over the Pacific near Japan. This is possibly a cloud erupted from Mount Oyama on Miyakejima island, Japan.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published August 19, 2000
Data acquired August 19, 2000

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash