Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Volcano and Aurora in Iceland
Explanation:
Sometimes both heaven "and" Earth erupt. In Iceland [ http://www.cia.gov/…] in 1991, the volcano Hekla [ http://www.south.is…] erupted at the same time that auroras [ http://www.explorat…] were visible [ http://www.iww.is/a…] overhead. Hekla [ http://www.norvol.h…], one of the most famous volcanoes [ http://www.crystali…] in the world, has erupted [ http://www.volcanol…] at least 20 times over the past millennium, sometimes causing great destruction [ http://www.each-mar…]. The last eruption [ http://www.norvol.h…] occurred only two years ago but caused only minor damage. The green auroral band [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] occurred fortuitously [ http://www.national…] about 100 kilometers above the erupting lava [ http://volcano.und.…]. Is Earth [ http://volcano.und.…] the Solar System's only planet with both auroras [ http://www.physicsw…] and volcanos [ http://www.thursday…]?
Credit and Copyright:
Sigurdur H. Stefnisson [ mailto:shs@mmedia.is ]
keyword:
aurora
keyword:
volcano
keyword:
iceland
facet_when:
1991
facet_when:
5-1-10
facet_where:
Iceland
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aurora
facet_when_year:
1991
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap020121
Image ID:
105063
Resolution Size:
3
Format:
JPEG
Media Type:
Image
File Name:
volcanoaurora2_shs.j pg
Width:
625
Height:
444

Volcano and Aurora in Iceland

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