Volcanoes Seen From Orbit
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Came across an incredible series of images at The Big Picture of volcanic eruptions, many of which were captured by astronauts on the International Space Station or from an orbiting Space Shuttle. The picture above is of Sicily’s Mt. Etna erupting back in 2002 and shot by astronauts on the ISS. Below, the 1994 eruption of the Kliuchevskoi Volcano in Russia as captured by astronauts onboard the orbitting Space Shuttle Endeavor:
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