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.
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Kizimen Volcano remained restless in March 2013, producing incandescent lava and gas and steam emissions.
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Volcanic debris covers the slopes of Kizimen, a growing stratovolcano.
An ash and steam plume from Kizimen Volcano streams over the icy waters of Kamchatskiy Zaliv.
Kizimen volcano showed new signs of life in its ongoing eruption since 2009.
Image of the Day Land Volcanoes
Kamchatka’s Kizimen Volcano continues to erupt, spreading ash 110 kilometers to the east.
Acquired December 30, 2010, this natural-color image shows a volcanic plume from Kizimen crossing the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Satellite image of a vigorous volcanic plume from Kizimen Volcano.
The mountainous landscape around the volcano is covered in a patchwork of snow, ash, and volcanic debris.
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