Image of the week: Indonesian volcano erupts

Watching our Earth from space

This week’s image of the week is of the recent volcanic eruption from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island, in eastern Indonesia.

Last Updated

14 November 2024

Published on

13 November 2024

The extensive ash cloud from the volcanic eruption led to several international airlines cancelling flights to the nearby island of Bali, leaving people stuck at the airport.

Mount Lewotobi has two peaks (Lewotobi Laki-Laki and Lewotobi Perempuan) and has been active since December 2023. Laki-Laki means man and Perempuan means woman. The volcano is one of 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

Volcanic eruption image

This image was captured by the OLCI instrument onboard Sentinel-3 on 13 November 2024.

EUMETSAT operates the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites, in cooperation with ESA, and delivers the marine and atmospheric data on behalf of the European Union.