Plume from Mount Pagan
acquired March 25, 2013 download large image (2 MB, JPEG, 2400x3200)
acquired March 25, 2013 download GeoTIFF file (11 MB, TIFF)
acquired March 25, 2013 download Google Earth file (KMZ)

North Pagan Volcano released a thin volcanic plume, likely rich in sulfur dioxide, on March 25, 2013. The volcano has been active nearly continuously since April 2011. This natural-color satellite image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC.

Instrument: 
Aqua - MODIS

Plume from Mount Pagan

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