Activity at Tolbachik Volcano

The eruption of Russia’s Tolbachik Volcano appeared to falter by September 2013.
Activity Slows at Tolbachik
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Activity Slows at Tolbachik

Only small, isolated hot spots remain detectable on the Russian volcano.

Published Sep 16, 2013

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Monochromatic Lava Fields on Tolbachik Volcano
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Monochromatic Lava Fields on Tolbachik Volcano

Fresh lava flows are difficult to distinguish from the barren rock of Tolbachinsky Dol, a volcanic plateau.

Published Jun 9, 2013

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Activity at Tolbachik Volcano
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Activity at Tolbachik Volcano

Tolbachik Volcano is not a single peak, but a complex of volcanic features superimposed on one another.

Published Apr 14, 2013

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Activity at Tolbachik
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Activity at Tolbachik

New features on the volcano suggest lava is reaching the surface at a new location.

Published Mar 26, 2013

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Fresh Lava on Tolbachik Volcano
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Fresh Lava on Tolbachik Volcano

Acquired March 6, 2013, this image shows a fresh lava flow on the surface of Tolbachik Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Published Mar 12, 2013

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Lava Flows on Tolbachik Volcano
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Lava Flows on Tolbachik Volcano

Infrared light reveals details of the evolving lava flows on Russia’s Tolbachik Volcano.

Published Feb 19, 2013

Land Volcanoes

Four Erupting Volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula
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Four Erupting Volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula

NASA’s Terra satellite captured four volcanoes erupting simultaneously, only 180 kilometers (110 miles) apart.

Published Feb 3, 2013

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Eruption of Tolbachik Volcano
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Eruption of Tolbachik Volcano

After more than a month of eruption, lava continues to flow from Tolbachik Volcano.

Published Dec 31, 2012

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Activity at Tolbachik Volcano
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Activity at Tolbachik Volcano

Acquired December 1, 2012, these images provide natural- and false-color views of restless Tolbachik Volcano.

Published Dec 8, 2012

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Activity at Tolbachik Volcano
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Activity at Tolbachik Volcano

Acquired November 26 and 29, 2012, these images compare conditions on Tolbachik Volcano, which rumbled to life in late November 2012.

Published Dec 1, 2012

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