Ash Stains from Chikurachki Volcano, Kuril Islands, Russia

After a year of calm, the stratovolcano has erupted explosively.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Ash Stains from Chikurachki Volcano, Kuril Islands, Russia.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Adam Voiland and Michael Carlowicz.

Published April 4, 2016
Data acquired April 1, 2016