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://en.wikipedia…] erupted at the same time that auroras [ http://www.explorat…] were visible [ http://www.iww.is/a…] overhead. Hekla [ http://volcano.und.…], 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.decadevo…]. The last eruption [ http://hraun.vedur.…] occurred only six 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://solarsystem.…]?
Credit and Copyright:
Sigurdur H. Stefnisson [ http://www.iww.is/a…]
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-ap060129

Volcano and Aurora in Iceland
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