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Mount Oyama, a volcano on the Japanese island of Miyakejima, has beenerupting sporadically since June of 2000. On February 22, 2001, the Sea-viewingWide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) captured a plume of ash rising into theair and drifting toward the Japanese mainland. Tokyo bay is located to thenorth of the erupting volcano.
Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
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