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Nighttime Glow at Mount Etna

Hot lava is visible at the summit of Sicily's Mount Etna during a recent bout of activity.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published March 16, 2017
Data acquired March 16, 2017

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night