Anatahan Island

The Anatahan Volcano in the central Mariana Islands emitted a volcanic plume in late May 2006. Its activity continued in late June 2006.

The Anatahan Volcano emitted a plume of volcanic ash and/or steam in late June 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard NASA’s Aqua satellite took this picture on June 26. In this image, a faint plume blows away from the small volcanic island, over the Pacific. The ash plume is slightly darker than the region’s bright white clouds.

Volcanic plumes often interact with sunlight, oxygen, water, and dust particles to form a substance known as <span class="jargon">vog</span>, short for volcanic smog. According to the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency, this emission from Anatahan produced a cloud of vog west of the volcano’s summit.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2006-06-26

  • Event Start Date

    2006-05-30

  • NH Image ID

    13680

  • NH Event ID

    11001

  • NH Posting Date

    2006-06-27