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.
Land Volcanoes
An ash-rich volcanic plume rises above the snowy slopes of Shiveluch Volcano.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
In mid-February 2019, the Kamchatkan volcano lofted ash plumes nearly 6 kilometers into the sky.
Volcanoes Remote Sensing
Satellites usually capture images of volcanic ash plumes as they are blowing away. This image is different.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Acquired February 13, 2010, this image shows a plume rising from Shiveluch Volcano and dark flows streaking the southern slopes.
Acquired October 24, 2009, this false-color image shows volcanic ash stains on the snowy slopes of Shiveluch Volcano.
A thin plume of ash and/or steam streamed from Shiveluch Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula on October 3, 2009.
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.
Dust and Haze
Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
Heat Land Volcanoes Snow and Ice
Atmosphere Volcanoes
A fresh plume drifted over the Kamchatka Peninsula after bursting from the volcano.
Volcanoes
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land