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Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador

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Jun 26, 2006
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2006-06-24 00:00:00
June 24, 2006

Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador emitted a volcanic plume of ash and/or steam on June 24, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the volcanic plume appears in a shade of pale gray, slightly darker than the nearby clouds that are bright white. The plume blows westward toward the neighboring dormant volcano Chimborazo, which sports a snowcap at its summit. Nearby settlements include Rio Bamba and Ambato.

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NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the Goddard Earth Sciences DAAC.

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