Towering Plume From Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki

An explosive eruption sent a kilometers-high column of volcanic material over Indonesia.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Towering Plume From Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published July 7, 2025
Data acquired July 7, 2025