
Chaiten Volcano, Chile continues to erupt after first exploding in May 2008 following about 9,000 years of inactivity. This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows vegetation in red. You can clearly see the extent of the plume.
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NASA ID
PIA12063
Date Created
May 15, 2009
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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