27 November 2006

Satellite image of volcanic activity at Mount Etna

A large plume of ash emanating from Mount Etna spreads across the Mediterranean in a satellite image processed by the NERC Satellite Receiving Station at the University of Dundee.

The image was received on Friday from NASA's Aqua Satellite.

This image is free to use, but any use MUST CREDIT "NERC Satellite Station, University of Dundee".

A wider image can also be found at:
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/etna.html

NOTES TO EDITORS

NERC stands for Natural Environment Research Council.

Dundee Satellite Receiving Station, Dundee University, UK, maintains an up-to-date archive of images from NOAA, SeaStar, Terra and Aqua polar orbiting satellites. Images from geostationary satellites covering the whole earth are also available. For further info see:
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/

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