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NASA Earth Observatory: Chaitén volcano and surrounding area

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Date: 2010-03-01 23:32:33
Blog: The Volcanism Blog
URL: http://volcanism.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/nasa-earth-observatory-chaiten-volcano-and-surrounding-area/

Summary:

At the NASA Earth Observatory a new natural colour image of Chile’s Chaitén volcano and the surrounding area has been published in the Natural Hazards category. Captured on 25 February 2010 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite, the image shows the large area of recent grey ash deposits around Chaitén volcano and [...]

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
ChaiténCI-42.9167-72.7
ChileCI-30-71

Keywords:

25 february, aqua, ash deposits, chile, colour image, grey ash, moderate resolution imaging, modis, nasa, nasa earth observatory, natural colour, natural hazards, resolution imaging spectroradiometer, satellite, volcano

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