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January 8, 2010 - Ash Plume from the Soufriere Hills Volcano
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The Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat continued releasing plumes of ash and steam in late December 2009. The MODIS on the NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image on December 30, 2009. In this image, the heavy gray plume blows southwest.
Montserrat is one of the Lesser Antilles Islands, an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, north of South America. Many of the islands are volcanic, and their location roughly traces the edge of the Caribbean Plate along its boundary with the tectonic plates (North and South American Plates) beneath the Atlantic Ocean. The Caribbean Plate is overriding the North American Plate. As the plates collide, the mantle of the overriding Caribbean Plate melts, generating magma that rises to the surface and feeds Soufrière Hills and other volcanoes in the Lesser Antilles.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/20/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
The Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat continued releasing plumes of ash and steam in late December 2009. The MODIS on the NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image on December 30, 2009. In this image, the heavy gray plume blows southwest.
Montserrat is one of the Lesser Antilles Islands, an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, north of South America. Many of the islands are volcanic, and their location roughly traces the edge of the Caribbean Plate along its boundary with the tectonic plates (North and South American Plates) beneath the Atlantic Ocean. The Caribbean Plate is overriding the North American Plate. As the plates collide, the mantle of the overriding Caribbean Plate melts, generating magma that rises to the surface and feeds Soufrière Hills and other volcanoes in the Lesser Antilles.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/20/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
