Mount Tongariro Erupts

A new satellite captured the eruption of a volcano at night on New Zealand's North Island.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS Day Night Band data provided by William Straka, CIMES, University of Wisconsin. Caption by Laura Betz.

Published August 8, 2012
Data acquired August 7, 2012

Source:

Suomi NPP > VIIRS

Collection:

Earth at Night