A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station in 2009 offered the astronauts a striking view of the volcano in an early stage of eruption.
Published Jun 22, 2009
This astronaut photograph shows the southern end of Paramushir Island after a snowfall. Four volcanic centers are brightly lit on their western slopes and deeply shadowed to the east.
Published Jul 12, 2010
The clouds that frequently produce severe weather—cumulonimbus—are seen building up during the afternoon over the South China Sea.
Published May 28, 2020
Gas hydrates? Nuclear tests? No. Just unusual, but natural clouds.
Published Oct 22, 2013
A massive cloud rises above Andros Island in the Bahamas.
Published Jan 15, 2018
Cold and dry air from Siberia typically produce this cloud formation over the sea from November through January.
Published Jan 7, 2018
Acquired April 29, 2011, this natural-color image shows wakes created by the Juan Fernandez Islands off the coast of Chile.
Published May 31, 2011
Chevron-shaped clouds form downwind of the isolated volcanic island.
Published Apr 23, 2012
Snow cover highlights the calderas and volcanic cones that form the northern and southern ends of Onekotan Island, part of the Kuril Island arc.
Published Jan 24, 2011
An uncommon display of cloud streets formed off of the northern coast of Australia.
Published Jul 24, 2016
Krenitzyn Peak rises from lake-filled Tao-Rusyr Caldera on southern Onekotan Island in this natural-color image from June 10, 2009.
Published Oct 25, 2009
Four volcanoes double as islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain.
Published Dec 16, 2013
Cloud streets form thousands of feet above the Earth’s surface.
Published Mar 12, 2017
Landsat caught a rare glimpse of the third-largest Aleutian Island.
Published Oct 20, 2017
Parallel rows of clouds can stretch for hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean.
Published Jul 27, 2013
An open-celled cloud over the Pacific Ocean had a shape reminiscent of a certain circular letter of the alphabet.
Published Sep 27, 2014
Cold winds blowing over the sea helped form rows of cumulus clouds.
Published Mar 4, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Unique Imagery Snow and Ice
The highest volcano in the chain has a nearly perfect cone shape.
Published Jun 18, 2012
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