Video According to researchers from the University of Oxford, this cloud of ash and gas has reached the record altitude of 57 kilometers.
On January 15, 2022, in the Tonga archipelago, the explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano generated a giant plume. According to data collected by researchers from the University of Oxford and published in Science of November 3 , this cloud of ash and gas broke all records by reaching the mesosphere, the atmosphere layer which, from 50 kilometers above sea level, overlooks the stratosphere. as this video broadcast in partnership with the blob, the extra-media , an unprecedented measurement method made it possible to determine that the plume of the Hunga Tonga was mounted at 57 kilometers above sea level.