NASA ICON Finds Effects of Massive Tonga Volcanic Eruption Reached Space - SciTechDaily

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on January 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano’s effects also reached space. Analyzing data from NASA’s Ionosphe…

ByMara Johnson-Groh, NASAs Goddard Space Flight CenterMay 10, 2022 The GOES-17 satellite captured images of an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai vol… [+6145 chars]

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