Acquired a little less than two hours apart, these images show a volcano before and after it spewed an ash plume on October 6, 2012.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
A fresh plume drifted over the Kamchatka Peninsula after bursting from the volcano.
Land Volcanoes
Acquired October 24, 2009, this false-color image shows volcanic ash stains on the snowy slopes of Shiveluch Volcano.
Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
Atmosphere Volcanoes
The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s EO-1 satellite acquired this image of Shiveluch Volcano venting gas and ash on September 7, 2010.
Image of the Day Land Volcanoes
A thin plume of ash and/or steam streamed from Shiveluch Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula on October 3, 2009.
Volcanoes
Satellites usually capture images of volcanic ash plumes as they are blowing away. This image is different.
Ash from one of Kamchatka’s most active volcanoes headed toward Alaska.