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Photograph of the ash plume from the eruption of Mt. Etna, Italy, taken on 30 October 2002 by astronauts onboard the International Space Station. Ash from Mt. Etna caused repeated closures over a 3-month period at Catania's international airport 30 km from the volcano.
