Based on thermal infrared observations, this false-color image shows a small, hot lava flow from Shiveluch on July 21, 2009.
Published Jul 21, 2009
This image shows a steam plume rising from the ash-stained Shiveluch Volcano on May 10, 2009.
Published May 15, 2009
A fresh plume drifted over the Kamchatka Peninsula after bursting from the volcano.
Published Jun 15, 2017
Shiveluch is one of the biggest and most active of a line of volcanoes that follow the spine of the Kamchatka Peninsula in easternmost Russia. The volcanoes and peninsula are part of the tectonically active “Ring of Fire,” a zone of active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes that nearly surrounds the Pacific Ocean.
Published Sep 3, 2007
Acquired February 13, 2010, this image shows a plume rising from Shiveluch Volcano and dark flows streaking the southern slopes.
Published Feb 15, 2010
This thermal infrared image reveals a hot avalanche of volcanic debris sliding down the southern slope of Russia’s Shiveluch volcano on January 25, 2011.
Published Feb 13, 2011
Acquired October 24, 2009, this false-color image shows volcanic ash stains on the snowy slopes of Shiveluch Volcano.
Published Oct 26, 2009
Satellites usually capture images of volcanic ash plumes as they are blowing away. This image is different.
Published Mar 30, 2007
