An ash plume extends across the length of Paramushir Island in the northern Kuril Islands on 26 April 2003 in this NASA Space Shuttle image (with N to the left). An explosive eruption of Chikurachki began on 18 April, producing ash plumes up to about 2 km above the crater. On 1 May ash fell on the town of Severo-Kurilsk (~60 km from the volcano), and intermittent activity continued until early July. Alaid volcano is at the far left.

NASA International Space Station image ISS006-E-52695, 2003 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

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Galleries: Ash Plumes and Ashfall | Remote Sensing

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Chikurachki