Eruption of Chikurachki Volcano, Eastern Russia

Southwest of center in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from April 26, 2003, the Chikurachki Volcano is casting a gray plume of ash across the snow-covered landscape of Paramushir Island, one of the islands in the Kuril chain.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 26, 2003
Data acquired April 26 - 26, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topics:

Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Eruption Dynamics

Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Volcanic Ash/Dust

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response