Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption

Caption

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption on Jan. 15, 2022, caused many effects, some illustrated here, that were felt around the world and even into space. Some of those effects, like extreme winds and unusual electric currents were picked up by NASA’s ICON mission and ESA’s (the European Space Agency) Swarm. Image not to scale.

Credit

Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith

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