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Data acquired November 29 - 29, 2002 600 x 800 117 KB - JPEG
Data acquired November 29 - 29, 2002 1200 x 1600 398 KB - JPEG
Data acquired November 29 - 29, 2002 2400 x 3200 1 MB - JPEG
On November 29, 2002, Sicily’s Mt. Etna continued to produce an ash plume visible from space. This image of the brownish plume streaming southward from the volcano and a thermal signature (red outline) were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. This most recent eruption of Etna began October 27, 2002, and has continued for the past month. On the 29th, lava continued to pour from vents high on the southern flank of the mountain.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published December 2, 2002 Data acquired November 29 - 29, 2002