April 26, 2017
On your birthday, the Earth completed another orbit — 584 million miles traveled since your last celebration.
Mt. Etna Lava Plume
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APOD published April 26, 2017. Credit: Dario Giannobile. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
Mt. Etna has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. Located in Sicily, Italy, the volcano produces lava fountains over one kilometer high. Mt. Etna is not only one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, it is one of the largest, measuring over 50 kilometers at its base and rising nearly 3 kilometers high. Pictured in mid-March, a spectacular lava plume erupts upwards, dangerous molten volcanic bombs fly off to the sides, while hot lava flows down the volcano's exterior. The Earth's rotation is discernable on this carefully time, moon-lit, long duration image as star trails. Follow APOD on: Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram, or Twitter
Image credit: Dario Giannobile