Thursday, June 27, 2019

Stunning Photo - Raikoke Volcano Eruption From Space


Raikoke is an island between Russia and Japan in the Sea of Okhotsk.
One of the images was shot by an Expedition 59 astronaut at the International Space Station on the morning of the eruption. The largely dormant volcano erupted for the first time in nearly 100 years at 4 a.m. local time (6 p.m. GMT on June 21), sending a cloud of thick volcanic plumes 8 to 10 miles (13 to 17 kilometers) above sea level, according to the European Space Agency, whose Copernicus Sentinel satellite imaged the eruption from orbit. 

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