NASA MODIS Image of the Day: August 28, 2011 – Eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano, Chile
NASA MODIS Image of the Day: August 28, 2011 - Eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano, Chile
A pale plume of gas and ash rose from the Puyehue Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex and drifted westward over the Pacific Ocean in late August, 2011.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite captured this true-color image at 19:15 UTC on that same day.
The activity at this complex began on June 4, 2011, when a powerful eruption sent an ash cloud as high as 12,000 meters (39,370 feet). The ongoing eruption has been characterized by explosive emissions of ash and larger tephra, as well as the outpouring of lava typical of an effusive eruption.
