Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Erupting Volcano Mount Etna
Full Description:
An Expedition Two crewmember aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured this overhead look at the smoke and ash regurgitated from the erupting volcano Mt. Etna on the island of Sicily, Italy. At an elevation of 10,990 feet (3,350 m), the summit of the Mt. Etna volcano, one of the most active and most studied volcanoes in the world, has been active for a half-million years and has erupted hundreds of times in recorded history.
Date of Image:
2001-07-22
Category:
International Space Station (ISS)
term:
International Space Station
term:
ISS
term:
Mt. Etna
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Italy
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
0202485
NIX #:
MSFC-0202485
MSFC Negative Number:
0202485
UID:
SPD-MARSH-0202485
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