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The beautiful genius of being

Posted July 26, 2001 12:39 PM.

The beautiful genius of being able to see one's planet from space is brought home fully in these satellite images of the smoke plume from Mount Etna. It's both stunningly attractive and a terrifying testament to the volatility of nature. You can imagine exactly why, in ancient times, the romans thought Etna was the home of Hephaestus, god of the forge.

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