Eruption of Colima Volcano

  • Credit

    NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team.

A series of explosive eruptions has rained ash and rock over the Colima Volcano, Mexico's most dangerous and active volcano.

Mexico’s most active and dangerous volcano, Colima, has been producing plumes of steam and ash off and on since late December 2004. This image, captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite, is from January 8, and it shows Colima in the center of the scene. A twisting plume of what is probably ash and steam rises above the summit of the volcano.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2005-01-08

  • Event Start Date

    2005-01-08

  • NH Image ID

    12666

  • NH Event ID

    10579

  • NH Posting Date

    2005-01-11