NASA satellites captured images of the ash plume from southern Chile's Puyehue-Cordón Volcano that erupted on June 4, forcing evacuation of about 35,000 residents.
The volcano, which is located in Puyehue National Park in the Andes of Ranco Province of Chile, was dormant for decades.
On eruption, it spewed ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky.
The satellites captured a visible image of the eruption that showed the large ash plume blowing northeast, and then to the southeast and over the Atlantic Ocean, NASA said in a statement.
Check out the pictures below showing a very clear picture of the erupting volcano from space:
This image of the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano, Chile was captured by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite on June 6 at 14:25 UTC (10:25 a.m. EDT). The volcano is to the left center of the image and the ash plume is blowing northeast, then turns to the southeast and moves over the Atlantic Ocean.NASAThis image of the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano (left center), Chile was captured by the GOES-13 Satellite on June 6 at 14:45 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT). The plume is blowing northeast, then turns toward the southeast and over the Atlantic Ocean.NASA/NOAAGOES-11 satellite image, taken on June 6 at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT) from the farthest vantage point of any of the satellites, still showed the triangular-shaped plume, even from its position over the western U.S., despite the large distance.NASA/NOAA
