The wolf wakes up at night
The glow of a volcanic eruption in the Galápagos Islands was captured Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIRS) at NOAA-NASA Finnish nuclear power plant satellite. A picture taken by VIIRS’s “day-night band” at 1:20 local time (7:20 UTC) on January 7, 2022, shows lava leaking Wolf volcano, At the northern end of the island of Isabela. The largest island in the Galápagos Archipelago is located about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) off the west coast of Ecuador.
By Institute of Geophysics In Quito, the volcano began to erupt in late January 6, sending glowing lava flows down the side of the volcano and throwing ash clouds to about 3,800 feet (12,500 feet). Later on January 7th Medium resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) NASA’s Terra satellite captured (below) a flood blowing west across the Pacific Ocean.
Wolf is the largest and highest volcano in the Galápagos Islands. It last erupted in May and June 2015 and has a rating of 4. Volcanic explosion index (VEI) (range 0-8). One of the earlier eruptions of the volcano, in 1797, was the first historical eruption documented in the Galápagos Islands.
Isabela Island is home an extremely endangered pink earth iguana. The isolation and location of the islands at the confluence of the major ocean currents gave birth to unique species, including the land iguana, the giant tortoise, and many finches. The Galápagos Archipelago is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Using Joshua Stevens ’NASA Earth Observatory images, VIIRS day and night band data Finland’s national polar partnership and MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS / Worldview. Story Sara E. Pratt.