June 25, 2009: Matua Volcano

xoxoxoBruce · 06-25-2009, 01:42 AM

This Sarychev Peak eruption, on Matua Island, in the Kuril Island chain, northeast of Japan, was captured from space.

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The new photo was taken June 12 from the International Space Station. NASA says volcano researchers are excited about the picture "because it captures several phenomena that occur during the earliest stages of an explosive volcanic eruption."

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The main plume appears to be a combination of brown ash and white steam, according to a NASA statement. The vigorously rising plume gives the steam a bubble-like appearance.

The pictures of the A-bomb blasts from the '50s look like that too.

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The photo also shows a ground-hugging plume of light gray ash, probably a mix of hot gas and ash in what volcanologists call a pyroclastic flow, descending from the volcano summit. Pyroclastic flows — deadly to anything or anyone in their paths — are known to be up to 600 degrees and rush across the land at 130 mph.

I guess they caught the very beginning of this eruption, which is the first since 1989, for Sarychev Peak.

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SPUCK · 06-25-2009, 04:56 AM

Gawd! There goes the neighborhood..

No really!
There.
It.
Goes!

capnhowdy · 06-25-2009, 06:48 AM

Actually this is a space shot of Rosie O'Donnell having an orgasm.

Beestie · 06-25-2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Actually this is a space shot of Rosie O'Donnell having an orgasm.

M U S T ... S U P R E S S ... V I S U A L ...

glatt · 06-25-2009, 08:20 AM

That is amazing! Look at how the high clouds are parting and creating a nice clear spot for the ash plume to reach skyward.

This is spectacular.

birdclaw · 06-25-2009, 09:24 AM

Chuck Norris is a pyroclastic flow.

newtimer · 06-25-2009, 09:47 AM

What makes the cloud cover open up to let the smoke go through?

Happy Monkey · 06-25-2009, 09:56 AM

All the air between the volcano and the clouds being pushed upwards by the plume.

caitlen315 · 06-25-2009, 10:00 AM

I'm guessing that if the flow on the ground is 600 degrees and moving at 130 mph, that there's probably a whole lot of heat and speed in the plume as well. Maybe it's pushing the clouds out of its own way?

TheMercenary · 06-25-2009, 10:36 AM

Very cool. Very very cool.

dar512 · 06-25-2009, 11:02 AM

Very hot. Very very hot.

Saphyre · 06-25-2009, 12:03 PM

Nice find, Bruce. There's so much happening at once during an eruption, its a incredible seeing a nanosecond frozen in time.

Gravdigr · 06-25-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Actually this is a space shot of Rosie O'Donnell having an orgasm.

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Originally Posted by Beestie

M U S T ... S U P R E S S ... V I S U A L ...

My eyes...My God, my eyes...

blueboy56 · 06-25-2009, 04:21 PM

No, No, No, you're all wrong. That's what it felt like the day after my hemorrhoid surgery.

spudcon · 06-25-2009, 09:49 PM

Astronomy picture of the day has it in 3D, but you need red/blue glasses to see the 3D part.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090625.html

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dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Very hot. Very very hot. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-25-2009, 04:56 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Gawd! There goes the neighborhood.. No really! There. It. Goes!

06-25-2009, 08:20 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That is amazing! Look at how the high clouds are parting and creating a nice clear spot for the ash plume to reach skyward. This is spectacular.

06-25-2009, 09:47 AM	#7
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	What makes the cloud cover open up to let the smoke go through?

06-25-2009, 10:00 AM	#9
caitlen315 Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 2	I'm guessing that if the flow on the ground is 600 degrees and moving at 130 mph, that there's probably a whole lot of heat and speed in the plume as well. Maybe it's pushing the clouds out of its own way?

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blueboy56 Master Locutor Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 151	No, No, No, you're all wrong. That's what it felt like the day after my hemorrhoid surgery.

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