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Indonesia’s Ruang Volcano Erupts

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Sep 30, 2002
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September 26, 2002

Mount Ruang, a stratovolcano in the Indonesian Sulawesi Islands, erupted on September 25, 2002, sending a large plume of ash (gray pixels) streaming westward toward Borneo and Sumatra. The volcano was still venting smoke on Sept. 26, when this image was acquired.References & Resources

Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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