apod.nasa.gov — Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. In Iceland in 1991, the volcano Hekla erupted at the same time that auroras were visible overhead.The green auroral band occurred fortuitously about 100 kilometers above the erupting lava. Is Earth the Solar System's only planet with both auroras and volcanos?
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jtizzleMay 30, 2007
I can tell by the pixels and having seen quite a few shops in my day.
joylerMay 31, 2007
If the picture is not amazing enough as is you can see the constellation Leo the Lion in the stars! His mane looks like a backwards question mark.
logstaaMay 31, 2007
No.
gummihMay 31, 2007
Well, I would have to go with skilled instead of lucky.As Toppur pointed out above, his other work is awesome<a class="user" href="http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html">http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html</a>
chipstarJun 1, 2007
He must have be pretty pleased by the timing to get both things happening at the same time. I think Earth might be as to have aurora the planet needs a magnetic field and an atmosphere and for volcanism it needs to be made of rock (or ice). I think Earth is the only planet in our solar system to meet all of those criteria. Jupiter and Saturn have auroras too.Check out these aurora pics on my site (no where near as good as this one though!) <a class="user" href="http://www.space-and-telescope.com/NorthernLights.aspx">http://www.space-and-telescope.com/NorthernLights.aspx</a>