ASTER Images Hungary Toxic Sludge Spill

The ASTER instrument onboard Terra spacecraft imaged the toxic sludge spill in Hungary on Oct. 11, 2010. A million cubic meters 35 million cubic feet of red sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka in western Hungary.

The ASTER instrument onboard Terra spacecraft imaged the toxic sludge spill in Hungary on Oct. 11, 2010. A million cubic meters 35 million cubic feet of red sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka in western Hungary.