NASA MODIS Image of the Day: March 4, 2007 – Soufriere Hills on Montserrat
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On February 28, 2007, the Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released another plume of ash and/or steam. The MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite caught the volcano in its continuing pattern of activity. This image shows the volcanic island sending its plume westward over the ocean water. The red outline at the volcanic summit is a hotspot—an area with unusually warm temperatures.
The volcano emitted a plume of ash and steam around February 19 and actually erupted the month prior, on January 8, 2007.
