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Volcano Tambora, Sumbawa island. Indonesia

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-assum-00004

Image Size 300 DPI: 36 * 24 cm

Image taken by a crewmember of the international space station. The Tambora volcano is a huge 60 km diameter volcano. Its eruption in april 1815 was the most destructive volcanic eruption in modern history.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ASIA - CALDERA - CLOUD - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 28 - INDONESIA - ISLAND - SUMBAWA - TAMBORA - VOLCANO -