crookedindifference: Erupting Puyehue Southern Chile’s Puyehue volcano came to life on June 4, 2011, after decades of dormancy. Winds spread the ash column eastward over neighboring Argentina, leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents. Ash from the volcano has grounded flights in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Stratospheric winds have carried the ash particles as far as Australia, causing disruption to air traffic over Australia and New Zealand. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA’s Terra spacecraft acquired this image of the volcano on June 11, 2011. The image covers an area of 17.1 by 25.5 miles (27.6 by 41.2 kilometers) and is located near 40.4 degrees south latitude, 72.1 degrees east longitude.

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Erupting Puyehue

Southern Chile’s Puyehue volcano came to life on June 4, 2011, after decades of dormancy. Winds spread the ash column eastward over neighboring Argentina, leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents. Ash from the volcano has grounded flights in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Stratospheric winds have carried the ash particles as far as Australia, causing disruption to air traffic over Australia and New Zealand.

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA’s Terra spacecraft acquired this image of the volcano on June 11, 2011. The image covers an area of 17.1 by 25.5 miles (27.6 by 41.2 kilometers) and is located near 40.4 degrees south latitude, 72.1 degrees east longitude.