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File:Etna Awakens On Its Side.jpg

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite acquired the top image of Mount Etna on December 28, 2018. The second image highlights the active vent and thermal infrared signature from lava flows, which can be seen near the newly formed fissure on the southeastern side of the volcano. The image was created with data from OLI (bands 4-3-2) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat 8.

Ash spewing from the fissure cloaked adjacent villages and delayed aircraft from landing at the nearby Catania airport. Earthquakes occurred in the subsequent days after the initial eruption and displaced hundreds of people from their homes, according to news reports.
Español: Vista satelital del volcán Etna en erupción en el este de Sicilia (Italia) en diciembre de 2018.
Українська: Супутниковий знімок виверження вулкана Етна на сході Сицилії у грудні 2018 року, Італія.
Date Source https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144493/etna-awakens-on-its-side Author NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Text by Kasha Patel.

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The Etna volcano erupting in eastern Sicily, viewed from above

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