# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNu70v2sywv - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35582094-europeanspaceagency-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9ba49a2eb5.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-08-24T09:50:00.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) β€” https://gondola.cc/xandler80 ## Caption We live on an active planet πŸŒ‹ According to tradition, on 24 August in the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted in one of history’s most famous natural disasters, burying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash and pyroclastic flows. While most modern historians place the date later in the autumn, it remains a reminder of how powerful and unpredictable our planet can be. Today, astronauts aboard the @iss continue to photograph volcanoes across the globe, from Italy to Indonesia, capturing stunning views of these fiery features from orbit. Each crater, plume, and lava field is a reminder that Earth is alive, constantly reshaping its surface. πŸ“Έ Vesuvius, Italy: @europeanspaceagency / @NASA – @thom_astro πŸ“Έ Tajogaite, Spain: ESA/NASA – T. Pesquet πŸ“Έ Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Russia: ESA/NASA – @astro_timpeake πŸ“Έ Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand: ESA/NASA – @astro_alex_esa πŸ“Έ Mud Volcano, Pakistan: ESA/NASA – T. Peake πŸ“Έ Mt. Seguam, USA: ESA/NASA – T. Peake πŸ“Έ Krakatoa, Indonesia: ESA/NASA – A. Gerst πŸ“Έ Deriba, Sudan: ESA/NASA – T. Pesquet πŸ“Έ Chachani, Peru: ESA/NASA – S. Cristoforetti πŸ“Έ Mt. St. Helens, USA: ESA/NASA – T. Peake πŸ“Έ Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: ESA/NASA – S. Cristoforetti πŸ“Έ Phlegraean Fields, Italy: ESA/NASA – A. Gerst ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 28,725 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 96 ## Credits These are the roles credited on Gondola. Credits may be incomplete. A brand, account owner, or featured person is not necessarily the creator. | Name | Username | Profile | Role | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization | | J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer | | J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor | | J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager | | J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher | | J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter | | J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager | --- Copyright (c) Gondola