Satellite image of the viscous lava flow creeping down the slopes of Russia’s Kizimen Volcano.
Land Volcanoes
The ongoing eruption of Russia’s Kizimen Volcano is reshaping the mountain.
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.
A prominent lava flow descends the eastern flank of Kizimen Volcano on September 5, 2011.
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Volcanic debris covers the slopes of Kizimen, a growing stratovolcano.
Widespread deposits of volcanic debris from frequent pyroclastic flows drape the slopes of Kizimen Volcano.
Kizimen Volcano remained restless in March 2013, producing incandescent lava and gas and steam emissions.
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A plume towered above the summit of Klyuchevskaya volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on February 13, 2010.
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Kizimen Volcano, which erupted for the first time in 81 years in December 2010, continues to emit a steady stream of gas and ash.
Bezymianny Volcano erupted vigorously on the morning of April 14, 2011, leaving lahars and pyroclastic flows behind.
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