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Russian Volcano Shocks the World

Posted June 24, 2009 8:41 AM

From Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel:

In the pantheon of awesome images of explosions, this has got to rank pretty high. Astronauts floating high above earth in the International Space Station snapped this shot of Russia's Sarychev Peak volcano in the Kuril Islands busting through the atmosphere on June 12.

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06/24/2009 9:49 AM

wow - kablooey.
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06/24/2009 11:36 AM

Great photo! astonishing

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06/25/2009 12:00 AM

Ah! Letting some warmth go

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06/25/2009 1:02 AM

Awesome pictures! The first article I read yesterday said this volcano was in Japan. Who's volcano is it anyway?

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06/25/2009 9:57 AM

It's a bit of a touchy subject. Both Russia and Japan claim the island.
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06/25/2009 9:37 AM

They could have said North Korea and I would have believed it.

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