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October 14, 2009 - Bursts of Ash from Soufriere Hills Volcano
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After 10 months of relative quiet, Soufriere Hills volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat blasted ash into the sky in early October 2009. This image was captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on the same day. The image shows a plume of ash extending westward from Soufriere Hills. According to the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency, ash extended 280 kilometers (170 miles) at an elevation of approximately 3,600 meters (12,000 feet).
Soufriere Hills is a stratovolcano composed of alternating layers of hardened lava, solidified ash, and rocks ejected by previous eruptions. After the seventeenth century, the volcano experienced no recorded eruptions until 1995, when a series of major eruptions eventually forced the evacuation of the Montserrat’s former capital city, Plymouth.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/06/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
After 10 months of relative quiet, Soufriere Hills volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat blasted ash into the sky in early October 2009. This image was captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on the same day. The image shows a plume of ash extending westward from Soufriere Hills. According to the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency, ash extended 280 kilometers (170 miles) at an elevation of approximately 3,600 meters (12,000 feet).
Soufriere Hills is a stratovolcano composed of alternating layers of hardened lava, solidified ash, and rocks ejected by previous eruptions. After the seventeenth century, the volcano experienced no recorded eruptions until 1995, when a series of major eruptions eventually forced the evacuation of the Montserrat’s former capital city, Plymouth.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/06/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
