The Nicaraguan volcano erupted for the first time in more than a century.
Published Mar 5, 2016
In early September 2007, Tanzania&#rsquo;s Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano erupted, sending a cloud of ash into the atmosphere. The volcanic plume appears pale blue-gray, distinct near the summit, and growing more diffuse to the south. The charcoal-colored stains on the volcano’s flanks appear to be lava, but they are actually burn scars left behind by fires that were spawned by fast-flowing, narrow rivers of lava ejected by the volcano.
Published Sep 19, 2007
Free of vegetation, the gray and white lava-covered peak of the Ubinas Volcano looks like it could be on the Moon or some other extraterrestrial body in this detailed true-color image from July 24, 2010.
Published Feb 6, 2011
This astronaut photograph highlights two volcanoes located near the southern boundary of the Nazca–South America subduction zone in southern Chile. Dominating the scene is the massive Minchinmávida Volcano at image center. At bottom center is its smaller, but currently active, neighbor Chaitén.
Published Mar 9, 2009
A small plume of ash and/or steam is blowing west from the summit of Mayon Volcano in this image from December 15, 2009.
Published Dec 17, 2009
Differences in size and surface features reveal the histories of four adjacent volcanoes.
Published Apr 26, 2010
One of the most consistently active volcanoes in the world, Sicily’s Mount Etna has a historical record of eruptions dating back to 1500 BC. This astronaut photograph captures plumes of steam and possibly ash originating from summit craters on the mountain: the Northeast Crater and Central Crater, which includes two secondary craters (Voragine and Bocca Nuova).
Published Aug 14, 2006
This detailed image from June 29, 2011, provides a nearly unimpeded view of lava flows at the erupting Nabro volcano in Eritrea.
Published Jul 1, 2011
