A true-color MODIS image shows a volcanic plume extending northwest of Isla Fernandina on April 14, 2009.
Published Apr 15, 2009
This true-color image from April 27, 2009, shows a faint plume blowing away from Isla Fernandina, and a hotspot near the volcano summit.
Published Apr 28, 2009
The most active volcano in the Galapagos Islands began a fresh eruption on May 13, 2005. The eruption sent ash 7 kilometers into the atmosphere.
Published May 16, 2005
On October 22, 2005, the Sierra Negra Volcano on Isla Isabela in the Galapagos Islands began erupting. On October 26, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Aqua satellite captured this image as the volcano erupted for its fourth straight day.
Published Oct 27, 2005
Though the explosive and most visible eruptive activity seems to have subsided, lava is still flowing above and below ground at the largest volcano in the Galapagos Islands.
Published Jun 30, 2015
A young volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean has been going through some growing pains.
Published Jul 6, 2020
