Ash plume rising from Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Eastern Russia

On September 17, 2002, Shiveluch Volcano, one of many on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, was restless. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite detected a heat signature from the crater (red dot) and a plume of ash and smoke. Some greenness clings to the lower elevations, while the rugged mountains are fading to brown with the advancing season.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 10, 2002
Data acquired September 17 - 17, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Eruption Dynamics

Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Volcanic Ash/Dust