Eruption of Sicily's Mt. Etna

Sicily's Mt. Etna began erupting on Oct. 27, and two months later is still emitting a plume of ash and smoke. This most recent MODIS image was captured on Dec. 30.

Two weeks after beginning to erupt on October 27, 2002, Sicily’s Mt. Etna was still emitting a dirty ash plume on November 11, 2002. This image of the ongoing eruption was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. The red outline indicates that the volcano was still producing a thermal anomaly signature hot enough to be detected from space.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2002-11-11

  • Event Start Date

    2002-10-27

  • NH Image ID

    5256

  • NH Event ID

    5146

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-11-12