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New Lava Dome Grows on Shiveluch

The summit of an active volcano is one of the most dynamic places on Earth, with changes apparent from one week to the next.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Landsat data from the USGS Earth Explorer. Caption by Robert Simmon and Holli Riebeek.

Published February 5, 2014
Data acquired January 24, 2014

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Topic:
Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Eruption Dynamics