acquired April 10, 2013
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acquired April 10, 2013
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Four of the volcanoes erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula are visible in this NASA satellite image. From north to south: Shiveluch, Bezymianny, Tolbachik, and Kizimen. The natural-color image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on April 10, 2013.
Related Reading
- Kamchatka and the Northern Kuriles volcanoes: Erupting or Restless Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
- Kamchatka. Eruptions Blog.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC.
- Instrument:
- Terra - MODIS
