Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Mt. Etna Lava Plumes
Explanation:
Mt. Etna [ http://www.volcanol…] has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. Located in Sicily [ http://www.siol.it/…], Italy [ http://www.cia.gov/…], the volcano [ http://www.geograph…] produces lava fountains over one kilometer high. Mt. Etna [ http://volcano.und.…] is not only one of the most active volcanoes [ http://www.volcanol…] on Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], it is one of the largest, measuring over 50 kilometers at its base and rising nearly 3 kilometers high. Pictured in 2001 May, the tops of two lava plumes [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] are visible near the center of the frame, while hot lava [ http://volcano.und.…] flowing down the volcano [ http://volcano.und.…] is visible on the left. This panoramic shot [ http://www.educeth.…] also includes the city lights of Calabria and Taormina on the left, and Catania on the right. The Earth's rotation [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is discernable on this long duration image [ http://www.educeth.…] as star trails [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Orange Mars [ http://www.nineplan…] can be seen rising just below the star Antares [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] far in the distance.
Credit and Copyright:
//www.educeth.ch/str omboli/copyright/ind ex-en.html" >Copyright: Marco Fulle (Stromboli online [ http://www.educeth.…])
facet_when:
2001
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Italy
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
ANTARES
facet_what:
DMSP
facet_when_year:
2001
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap030331

Mt. Etna Lava Plumes
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