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Eruption of Chikurachki Volcano in Kuril Islands

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2024-04-24 12:00:00
April 24, 2003

A plume of gray ash continued to stream from the Chikurachki Volcano on April 24, 2003. This image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.

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Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC

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