The image displays the snow-capped Popocatépetl stratovolcano, actively emitting a grayish-white plume of gas and ash from its summit crater

The image displays the snow-capped Popocatépetl stratovolcano, actively emitting a grayish-white plume of gas and ash from its summit crater. The plume rises vertically then drifts horizontally towards the left, gradually dispersing into the sky. The volcano's upper and mid-slopes are covered in white snow and ice, with darker rock visible in areas. A distinct band of white clouds partially encircles the volcano at an intermediate altitude, separate from the eruptive plume. The sky above is a clear, light blue. No individuals, man-made structures, or other objects are present in the foreground or background. The scene is depicted as viewed from the vicinity of San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo, Mexico.