Why satellites are key to understanding Pacific volcano
When the huge eruption happened over the weekend, a fleet of spacecraft overhead gathered key data.
By Jonathan AmosBBC Science Correspondent
Media caption, Watch: Satellite images capture the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
When an enormous underwater volcanic eruption occurred in the Sou… [+4472 chars]
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