Mt. Etna Lava Plume
Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile
Explanation: Mt. Etna has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. Located in
Sicily,
Italy,
the volcano produces lava fountains over one kilometer high.
Mt. Etna is not only one of the
most active volcanoes on
Earth, it is one of the largest, measuring over 50 kilometers at its base and rising nearly 3 kilometers high.
Pictured in mid-March, a spectacular
lava plume erupts upwards, dangerous molten
volcanic bombs fly off to the sides, while hot
lava flows down the volcano's exterior. The
Earth's rotation is discernable on
this carefully time, moon-lit,
long duration image as
star trails.
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