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ESA's Envisat captures breath of volcano
07-11-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)Indonesia's Mount Gamkonora volcano is spewing hot ash and smoke into the air, as seen in this image taken by the MERIS instrument aboard ESA's satellite Envisat, causing more than 8000 people to be evacuated amid fears of an imminent eruption, according to officials.
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- European Space Agency's Envisat captures breath of volcano
07-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
Indonesia’s Mount Gamkonora volcano is spewing hot ash and smoke into the air, as seen in the attached image taken by the MERIS instrument aboard ESA’s satellite Envisat, causing more than 8000 people to be evacuated amid fears of an imminent eruption, according to officials.
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06-06-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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- Earth from Space: Mt. Etna – at it again
12-01-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)
This Envisat image acquired on 25 November captures smoke spewing from Europe's largest active volcano, Mt. Etna. The 3 350 metre-high volcano resumed eruptions in early September this year and entered its highly active phase on 5 November, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanic Studies.
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12-12-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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- Envisat Symposium 2007 kicks off in Switzerland
04-23-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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- Explore planet Earth in near-real time
12-05-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)
ESA PR 43-2006. Have you ever wanted to track natural events in progress, such as fires, floods and volcanic eruptions, or simply explore the planet through the eyes of a satellite? ESA has created a website, MIRAVI, which gives access to the most recently acquired images from the world's largest Earth Observation satellite, Envisat.
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