Acquired December 18, 2009, this true-color image shows Shiveluch Volcano illuminated by low-angled sunlight. A white plume, probably containing water vapor, rises from the summit.
When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of Shiveluch Volcano on March 11, an ash trail was visible on the snowy landscape of the Kamchatka Peninsula.