Violent Blast from Sinabung

The Indonesian volcano blew a chunk of its peak into the sky, dropping ash across tens of kilometers and sending up a sulfur dioxide plume.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using OMPS data from the Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), and MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Mike Carlowicz.

Published February 21, 2018
Data acquired February 19, 2018

Sources:

Suomi NPP > OMPS

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response