# @astro_alex_esa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BpRFQxLnMYC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35584035-astro-alex-esa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ab4a2ee031.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-10-23T07:16:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Alexander Gerst (@astro_alex_esa) — https://gondola.cc/astro_alex_esa

## Caption

I spent a lot of time on Mt Ruapehu when I studied volcanoes at vicuniwgtn Climbing it many times with seismometers and truck batteries on my back, I learnt about its character by listening to its earthquakes. A small piece of my heart and soul are still there in New Zealand. / Ich habe sehr viel Zeit auf dem majestätischen Mt. Ruapehu verbracht, als ich in Neuseeland Vulkane studiert habe. Ich habe ihn unzählige Male mit Seismometern und LKW-Batterien auf meinem Rücken bestiegen, um ihn zu verstehen, und ein Teil meines Herzens ist immer noch in dort.
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Credit: ESA/A.Gerst, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
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#NewZealand #NZ #MtRuapehu #Volcano #Wellington #VicUniWgtn #Tongariro #Ngauruhoe #EarthViews #ESA #ISS #Space

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## Tags

vicuniwgtn, iss, space, nz, volcano, ngauruhoe, tongariro, newzealand, esa, earthviews, wellington, mtruapehu

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