One of Africa’s most active volcanoes vents a thick steam plume.
Atmosphere Volcanoes
Satellites detect a plume from central Africa’s restless Nyiragongo Volcano.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Acquired August 3, 2010, this natural-color image shows a plume from Nyiragongo Volcano.
A blue-tinged pall completely obscures Nyiragongo Volcano in the Congo.
A lava lake persists in the caldera of Nyiragongo Volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Land Volcanoes
Acquired July 28, 2009, this true-color image provides a relatively clear view of the summit of Nyiragongo Volcano as it releases a faint plume.
This true-color image shows a blue-gray plume blowing away from the bare-rock summit of Nyiragongo Volcano and toward the west-southwest on June 27, 2009.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Volcanoes