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Images & Animations
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Credit
NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
A series of explosive eruptions has rained ash and rock over the Colima Volcano, Mexico's most dangerous and active volcano.
- Large images: <LI>June 3, 2005 (2.9 MB JPEG) <LI>February 3, 2003 (3.1 MB JPEG)
Colima also erupted on May 24 and May 30, and the ash from these and the June 2 and June 3 eruptions is clearly visible in the top image. A grey river of ash and rock flows down the west side of the peak, covering the vegetation that was visible on February 6, 2003, lower image. In these false-color images, the dense vegetation that surrounds the volcano is red. A light dusting of ash blankets the trees on the southeast side of the volcano, and fresh flows stream down all sides of the volcano. Because of its resemblance to the cloud in the upper right corner of the image, the cloud that rests over the summit of the volcano is probably a regular cloud, though it could also be a plume of steam.
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/ASTER -
Start Date
2005-06-03 -
Event Start Date
2005-01-08 -
NH Image ID
12894 -
NH Event ID
10579 -
NH Posting Date
2005-06-06