A mud volcano eruption in the Caspian Sea created a temporary island in early 2023 that has since disappeared. Satellite imagery from NASA's Earth Observatory documents the island's formation and gradual erosion over two years.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesThe Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.
The NASA Earth Observatory has released a series of images taken with the Operational Land Imager and OLI-2 instruments on theIn the first image from November 2022, the underwater mud volcano is solidly beneath sea level, with no discernable land peeking out from the water. But following an eruption in early 2023, an island materializes at the surface, its plume of sediment stretching for miles.The island shown in the second image likely formed between Jan. 30 and Feb.
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