Space Station View of Mount Etna Erupting
The Expedition 50 crew aboard the International Space Station had a nighttime view from orbit of Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupting on March 19, 2017. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of ESA captured this image, writing, « Mount Etna, in Sicily. The volcano is currently erupting and the molten ava is visible from space, at night! »