Eruption of Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula

Satellites usually capture images of volcanic ash plumes as they are blowing away. This image is different.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Eruption of Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula.

NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. The Rapid Response Team provides daily images of this region.

Published March 30, 2007
Data acquired March 29, 2007