Chaitén Volcano, Chile

Winter snows partially cover Chaitén Volcano’s lava dome.

Land Volcanoes

Lava Domes, Chaitén Volcano

Fresh lava domes fill most of the 10,000-year old caldera of Chaitén volcano.

Volcanoes

Ash and Steam Plume from Chaitén

Chaitén volcano emitted a column of ash and steam as its dome-building eruption continued in late September 2009.

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Chaiten Volcano, Chile

Acquired October 20, 2009, this high-resolution image of Chaitén Volcano shows a volcanic plume that appears almost white near the summit, likely due to high water content.

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Minchinmavida and Chaitén Volcanoes, Chile

A steam plume hung above Chaitén Volcanoe’s growing lava dome, and a nearby river bed was choked with volcanic debris on April 3, 2010.

Land Volcanoes

Explosive Eruption at Paluweh

Ash and volcanic gases rise above this volcano in Indonesia.

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Shinmoe-dake Volcano Erupts on Kyushu

A volcanic plume rises above Japan’s Shinmoe-dake Volcano, while a lava dome grows within its summit crater.

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Chaiten Volcano Erupts

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Continuing Activity at Chaiten Volcano

In January 2009, an explosive dome collapse occurred at Chaitén Volcano, and ash and steam eruptions were visible from space.

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Chile’s Chaiten Volcano Erupts

Three days after its surprise eruption on May 2, the Chaitén volcano of southern Chile was still pumping out dense clouds of ash. The plume extended over the Andes Mountains, across Argentina, and hundreds of kilometers over the Atlantic Ocean.

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