Etna show: theeffusive eruptionwhich began on February 8, created many inconvenience to residents, with prohibitions and restrictions imposed by local authorities for safety reasons, but also gave everyone Breathtaking images and video. As always, the eruption is of the effusive type, and the expansion of the lava camp is constantly monitored by the experts.
As theNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the eruptive mouth is at 3050 meters above sea level, at the base of the crater New mouthand the monitoring of the progressive expansion of the lava camp It takes place both by the researchers on the field, and with numerous terrestrial and satellite instrumental networks, including those acquired by the satellites Skysat which are proving particularly useful to follow the progressive expansion of the lava field.
Skysat It is in fact a constellation of 15 “nanosatellites”, ie small artificial satellites with mass between 1 and 10 kg, which orbit at 450 km altitude, capable of capture high resolution images up to 10 times a day on any area of the planetwith a collection capacity of 4,000 km² per day, returning images with a resolution of about 50 cm per pixel, then with Extremely precise details.
THE’Last press release from the Ingv Vulcaniissued today 16 February at 12.11 Italian time, reports a strong explosive activity observed in summit craters, with a height of the volcanic cloud that cannot be estimated at the moment.
Did you dream of going to Iceland? – writes the Sicilian Region on its Facebook page – There is another island, in the center of the Mediterranean, where theUnion between ice and fire give one Extraordinary spectacle of nature: Sicily
Sources: Ingv Vulcani / Ingv Vulcani / YouTube / Sicilian region / Facebook
