Volcanic Eruption Seen from Space

March 1, 2013

Cmdr. Chris Hadfield/Twitter

Mt. Etna erupting in late February 2013.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are getting a rare view of one of the world's most active volcanoes.

(MORE: Mt. Etna Roars to Life

Italy's Mount Etna has been spewing ash in a series of eruptions over the last few weeks. 

The Canadian Space Agency's Commander Chris Hadfield, currently working aboard the I.S.S., tweeted two photos of the volcano from space. You can clearly see Mt. Etna emitting a plume of ash in the pictures.

Hadfield is no stranger to sharing his view from space with the world. He's actively snapping photos, shooting videos, and even writing songs from space, and sharing it all over social media.

You can check out more of Commander Hadfield's photos of earth from space in the slideshow below.

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Hadfield challenged followers to come up with a creative caption. His favorite: Snakes on a Plain. (Image: Commander Chris Hadfield)

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • Bogota, Columbia
  • Maputo, Mozambique
  • Aruba and Curacao
  • Thunderstorms from above
  • Corfu, Greece
  • Kolkata, India
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Glacier tongues in the Himalayas.
  • Central Asia
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • Adriatic Sea, Italy
  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada
  • Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada