Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes

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July 13, 2012JPEG

Several Kamchatkan volcanoes, including Shiveluch, Kizimen, and one or both of Klyuchevskaya and Bezymianny (both are partly hidden by clouds), show signs of activity in this satellite image. Thin gas and ash plumes trail to the southwest from the active volcanoes. The natural-color image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite on July 13, 2012. (Twice-daily images of Kamchatka are available from the MODIS Rapid Response team).

NASA images from the LANCE MODIS Rapid Response team. Caption by Robert Simmon.

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Several Kamchatkan Volcanoes, including Shiveluch, Kizimen, and one or both of Klyuchevskaya and Bezymianny show signs of activity.

Instrument:: Aqua — MODIS

Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes

The Kamchatka Peninsula, the northwestern edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire, is one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth. At least 114 Kamchatkan volcanoes have erupted in the past 12,000 years. A handful of these volcanoes is erupting currently.