Science and Exploration

Volcano Popocatépetl Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing

Press Release

February 4, 2021

Filed under NASA, OnOrbit, Volcano Popocatépetl

Volcano Popocatépetl Seen From Orbit — Volcano Popocatépetl

Roscosmos

The active volcano of Popocatépetl is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above central Mexico. Credit: Roscosmos
iss064e026423 (Jan. 25, 2021) – larger image

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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