When NASA's Terra satellite flew over the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano on July 8, 2011 at 14:25 UTC (10:25 a.m. EDT) it captured this visible image of a steady stream of ash (light brown) blowing southeast into Argentina. The Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano is located in the Andes Mountains of central Chile, near the Argentina border.
Image: NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jeff Schmaltz
Text: NASA Goddard/Rob Gutro
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