Plume from Mount Pagan

Starting in 2009, and continuing into 2013, North Pagan Volcano has emitted intermittent plumes of gas and ash.
Plume from Mount Pagan
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Plume from Mount Pagan

North Pagan Volcano released a volcanic plume, likely rich in sulfur dioxide, into the atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean.

Published Mar 29, 2013

Volcanoes

Plume from Mount Pagan
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Plume from Mount Pagan

Steam and other volcanic gases frequently stream from Pagan Volcano, in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Published Oct 18, 2012

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Plume from Mount Pagan
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Plume from Mount Pagan

Steady emissions of steam and sulfur dioxide continue at North Pagan Volcano, Mariana Islands.

Published May 10, 2012

Land Volcanoes

Pagan Island, Northern Marianas
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Pagan Island, Northern Marianas

The island sits along the tectonic boundary where the old, cold Pacific plate is being subducted at the Marianas trench.

Published Mar 26, 2012

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Plume from Mount Pagan
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Plume from Mount Pagan

This false-color satellite image shows a minor gas and steam plume rising from Mount Pagan Volcano on June 3, 2010.

Published Jun 4, 2010

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Plume from Mount Pagan
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Plume from Mount Pagan

A true-color image from April 15, 2009, shows a faint plume from Mount Pagan, the northeastern volcano on a small Pacific island.

Published Apr 15, 2009

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes