Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcanic Ash Cloud
April 24, 2012
The GOES-13 satellite captured this animation of an ash cloud streaming from Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano and blowing over the town of Puebla, located to the east. This four second black and white movie was captured over several hours during the morning of April 18, 2012. (Credit: NASA/NOAA
Topics:
Geography of Mesoamerica, World Heritage Sites in Mexico, Stratovolcanoes, Popocatépetl, Mountains of Mexico, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, Puebla, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Volcanic ash, Volcanology, Volcano, Io
