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European Space Agency's Envisat captures breath of volcano

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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