Image of lava circulation on the Spanish island of La Palma recorded by the Copernicus Sentinel -2 objective on September 30,2021 Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel information (2021), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
This image, recorded by the Copernicus Sentinel -2 objective on September 30, 2021, reveals the circulation of lava from the volcano emerging on the Spanish island of LaPalma The waterfall of lava can be seen spilling into the Atlantic Ocean, extending the size of the shoreline. This ‘lava delta’ covered about 20 hectares when the image was taken.
A fracture opened in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on September 19, tossing plumes of ash and lava into the air. Lava streamed down the mountain and through towns swallowing up whatever in its course. By 28 September, the 6-km lava circulation had actually reached the ocean on the island’s west coast. Clouds of white steam were reported where the red-hot lava struck the water in the Playa Nueva location.
This Sentinel -2 image has actually been processed in real color, utilizing the shortwave infrared channel to highlight the lava circulation. The Sentinel -2 objective is based upon a constellation of 2 similar satellites, each bring an ingenious large swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands for keeping an eye on modifications in Earth’s land and plants.
Image of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma recorded by the Copernicus Sentinel -2 objective on September 20,2021 Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel information (2021), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
In the image above, the Copernicus Sentinel -2 objective reveals us a cloudy view of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish Canary Island of LaPalma The volcano began emerging on September 19 after days of little tremblings.
The image, recorded on September 20, 2021, has actually been processed utilizing the objective’s shortwave-infrared band to reveal the continuous activity in the volcano.
