Kizimen Volcano remained restless in March 2013, producing incandescent lava and gas and steam emissions.
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Acquired January 6, 2010, this natural-color image shows a plume blowing away from the summit of Kizimen Volcano toward the west-southwest.
Land Volcanoes
Fresh volcanic ash and debris indicate the vigorous activity of Russia’s Kizimen Volcano.
Kizimen Volcano, which erupted for the first time in 81 years in December 2010, continues to emit a steady stream of gas and ash.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Kamchatka’s Kizimen Volcano was emitting gas and steam from its summit in the afternoon of April 16, 2011. When the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image, a plume was blowing to the northwest from the summit.
Widespread deposits of volcanic debris from frequent pyroclastic flows drape the slopes of Kizimen Volcano.
Kizimen volcano showed new signs of life in its ongoing eruption since 2009.
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A prominent lava flow descends the eastern flank of Kizimen Volcano on September 5, 2011.
The year-long eruption continues, with a gas and steam plume, an active fumarole, and a growing lava flow.
An ash and steam plume from Kizimen Volcano streams over the icy waters of Kamchatskiy Zaliv.