Dirty lightning, also known as volcanic lightning, occurs when volcanic ash particles collide, generating static charges that discharge as lightning within the volcanic plume.
1/3 OTD 2007, STS-117 Atlantis took up one of the four gigantic solar arrays to the ISS. This shot is still a favorite. Check out another fully redone and newly edited gallery from this mission & order prints: https://t.co/laouvxzkI3
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Dirty lightning, also known as volcanic lightning, occurs when volcanic ash particles collide, generating static charges that discharge as lightning within the volcanic plume.