Terra overpass
Aqua overpass
Terra overpass – September 11, 2014
Aqua overpass – September 11, 2014
Terra overpass – September 11, 2014
Aqua overpass – September 11, 2014
Terra overpass
Aqua overpass
September 11, 2014
Zhupanovsky Ash Plume
Ash from Zhupanovsky blew south over the Pacific Ocean in September 2014.
a stratovolcano in the southeastern part of the
has been erupting since June 2014. On September 11, 2014, the
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) captured these views of ash drifting south across the Pacific Ocean. The top image was acquired by Terra at 12:45 p.m. local time; the bottom image was acquired by Aqua at 2:30 p.m. local time. According to the Global Volcanism Program, the explosions at Zhupanovksy are
caused by the nearly instantaneous vaporization of water with hot material below the surface.
References & Resources
- Global Volcanism Program (2014) Zhupanovsky: Weekly Report. Accessed September 15, 2014.
- Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (2014) Kamchatka and the Northern Kuriles volcanoes: Erupting or Restless. Accessed September 15, 2014.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Adam Voiland.
