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An October 2002 eruption of
Mount Etna
, a
volcano
on the
Italian
island of
Sicily
, as seen from the
International Space Station
. Etna is the largest of Italy's
three active volcanoes
and one of the most active in the world. This eruption, one of Etna's most vigorous in years, was triggered by a series of
earthquakes
.
Ashfall
was reported as far away as
Libya
, 600 km (373 mi) to the south.
Photo credit:
Expedition 5
crew
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