Satellites watched vibrant burning lava surge towards Iceland’s Blue Lagoon following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
A collection of earthquakes triggered a brand new eruption from a volcanic fissure on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on the night of Nov. 20, 2024. A number of Earth-observing satellites captured views of the eruption from house and its aftermath, in accordance with new imagery from NASA and the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
“Lava from the eruption flowed throughout main roads and closed in on the Blue Lagoon, a preferred vacationer vacation spot,” NASA officers mentioned in an announcement sharing new imagery from the eruption. Whereas the occasion didn’t have an effect on flights to and from Iceland by means of the nation’s important airport in Reykjavík, positioned close to the eruption, it did end result within the evacuation of among the city’s residents and the Blue Lagoon resort.
The Seen Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite tv for pc captured a nighttime view of the volcanic eruption, which occurred close to the Blue Lagoon, positioned southwest of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik. The sensible burst of sunshine representing the eruption within the picture is remarkably brighter than the neighboring Reykjavík metropolis lights.
The NOAA shared a time-lapse of the imagery captured by the VIIRS sensors over a four-hour interval. Taken at evening, the moonlight illuminates the volcanic ash plume within the satellite tv for pc photos, which the NOAA shared in a publish on X (formally Twitter).
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The Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on the Landsat 9 satellite tv for pc additionally seen the eruption, capturing a pure colour picture of lava flowing east and west from the fissure close to Stóra Skógfell peak, positioned alongside the Sundhnúkur crater row, on Nov. 24. A big plume of fuel, consisting primarily of sulfur dioxide, will also be seen within the picture streaming from the lava move. The composite picture contains infrared information to establish the warmth signature of the blazing lava, in accordance with the assertion from NASA.