Wednesday, June 24, 2009

View of Volcano From Space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have taken photos from 220 miles up of a 5-mile high volcanic eruption at Sarychev Peak on Matua (Matsuwa) Island in the Kuril Island archipelago near Japan.

Here's a snapshot of the eruption.

Additional photos of the event are here.
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2 comments:

  1. Kindred SpiritJune 24, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    What an amazing picture, Sean! The power of God...

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  2. Patti PetersenJune 24, 2009 at 4:40 PM

    That is beyond cool, Sean! Made my head spin just "looking down" like that.

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