Astronomy Picture of the Day!
Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. In Iceland in 1991, the volcano Hekla erupted at the same time that auroras were visible overhead. Hekla, one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, has erupted at least 20 times over the past millennium, sometimes causing great destruction. The last eruption occurred only six years ago but caused only minor damage. The green auroral band occurred fortuitously about 100 kilometers above the erupting lava. Is Earth the Solar System's only planet with both auroras and volcanos?
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TheJoeD on
Dude, that's more like 'Astronomy Picture of the Month!'
I just found my new desktop background for work.
cant take my eyes off of it...
Cavutto on
Did anybody see the properties for the link on this picture? Is it just me, or is this picture from a file in Antwerp...that would be strange because the GNACS anthropologists are in Antwerp.
