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Chandigarh, February 12
German astronaut Matthias Maurer tweeted a photo of Mount Etna from the International Space Station on Saturday.
Maurer is currently on the ISS, and his shots of earth are stunning.
On Saturday, his tweet said: "Not a very clean shot since there is way too much humidity in Europe's air at the moment but @astro_luca's home volcano #Etna is clearly smoking (and spitting lava as I learnt from the news)".
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano, erupted in spectacular fashion late on Thursday.
The eruption centred on the volcano's southeastern crater, at a height of around 2,900 metres, sent ash and plumes of smoke 8 km into the sky, Italy's National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology said.
There were no reports of any injuries.
The 3,330 metre high volcano can burst into spectacular action several times a year, spewing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island of Sicily. The last major eruption was in 1992.
— With Reuters
Not a very clean shot since there is way too much humidity in Europe's air at the moment but @astro_luca's home volcano #Etna is clearly smoking (and spitting lava as I learnt from the news) 🌋 pic.twitter.com/gL5uNOkZUy
— Matthias Maurer (@astro_matthias) February 12, 2022