acquired September 9, 2013
Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano
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- Sensor(s):
- Landsat 8 - OLI
- Data Date: September 9, 2013
- Visualization Date: September 19, 2013
This false-color (shortwave infrared, near infrared, and green) satellite image reveals an active lava flow on the western slopes of Klyuchevskaya, one of several active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia. The lava flow itself is bright red. Snow on Klyuchevskaya and nearby mountains is cyan, while bare ground and volcanic debris is gray or brown. Vegetation is green. The image was collected by Landsat 8 on September 9, 2013.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Earth Explorer.
This image record originally appeared on the Earth Observatory. Click here to view the full, original record.