November 29, 2014
Since 2003, Mount Aso’s Naka-dake crater has periodically produced small explosive eruptions. In late November 2014, the volcano was producing a steady ash plume. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image of ash blowing southeast from Aso on November 29, 2014. The volcano is located on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
References & Resources
- Eruptions Blog, via Wired (2014, November 27) Eruptions from Japan’s Aso Becoming More Intense. Accessed December 3, 2014.
- The Asashi Shimbun (2014, November 27) Mount Aso eruptions disrupt flights. Accessed December 3, 2014.
- Global Volcanism Program Asosan. Accessed December 3, 2014.
- NASA Earth Observatory (2012, December 24) Aso Caldera, Kyushu, Japan.
- Oregon State University Aso. Accessed December 3, 2014.
NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.
