Volcanic eruption that rocked Ecuador seen from space
NASA-GSFC PHOTO RELEASE
Posted: November 4, 2002

Volcano
Credit: OrbImage/GSFC
 
Ecuador was put into a state of emergency after a volcano exploded, shooting a mushroom cloud nearly 10 miles into the sky. Located just east of the capital, Quito, El Reventador erupted Sunday November 3, 2002, after being dormant for 26 years.

NASA's Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) on board the Orbview 2 satellite captured this image of brown smoke shooting through the white clouds after the eruption.

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