NASA Terra Satellite Image of Popocatepetl Volcano (IMAGE)

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NASA Terra Satellite Image of Popocatepetl Volcano

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This visible image of the ash plume (light brown) from the Popocatepetl volcano in northern Mexico was captured on April 20,2012 at 16:45 UTC (12:45 pm EDT) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite. The ash was blowing over the town of Puebla, located east of the volcano.

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NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team

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