Volcanic Collection (#94)

Fimmvorduhals lava flow, Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland
March 26, 2010 - Fimmvorduhals lava flow, Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland

Ol Doinyo Lengai summit crater, Rift valley, Tanzania
July 1, 2004 - Ol Doinyo Lengai summit crater, Rift valley, Tanzania

Papandayan crater, Java Island, Indonesia
June 4, 2006 - Papandayan crater, Java Island, Indonesia

Robots and other machines mining on a volcnaic planet
Robots and other machines mining on a volcnaic lava flowing alien planet

Satellite view of Mount Etna emitting plumes of volcanic gases
March 31, 2013 - This false-color satellite image shows several vents near the summit of Mount Etna emitting plumes of volcanic gases

Planet Mars slightly tilted to show the Martian North Pole

A diagram explaining how the fountains of Enceladus work

Planet Mars
A full Mars. In this image the massive volcano Olympus Mons is clearly visible upper left of center, while at center are the three Tharsis Montes volcanoes

Sea ice surrounds the volcanic island of Shikotan
February 14, 2011 - Swirling shapes of ghostly blue-gray sea ice surrounds the volcanic island of Shikotan at the southern end of the Kuril island chain

Rabaul volcano on the island of Papua New Guinea
Continuing a pattern of intermittent activity that lasted several days, the Rabaul Volcano on Papua New Guines island of New Britain released a plume on March 18, 2008

Volcanic ash plumes from Sarychev Peak blowing across the Sea of Okhotsk and the
June 16, 2009 - Volcanic ash plumes from Sarychev Peak blew across the Sea of Okhotsk and over the island of Sakhalin. Brown volcanic ash blows in a counter-clockwise arc across a bank of clouds

A small plume rises from the summit of Ulawun Volcano on Papua New Guines island
June 10, 2010 - A small plume rises from the summit of Ulawun Volcano on Papua New Guines island of New Britain. Midway down the slopes of Ulawun, vegetation predominates

Global Views of Mars in late Northern Summer
April 23, 2002 - Global Views of Mars in late Northern Summer. Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) orbits around the red planet 12 times a day. Each orbit goes from pole to pole

Panorama of a landscape on Venus at 700 degress Fahrenheit

Artists concept from atop Olympus Mons on the planet Mars
Olympus Mons is one of the highest volcanoes on Mars. In this view we are near the rim of the shield wall, about three miles above the plains beyond

Natural-color image of the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines
December 15, 2009 - Natural-color image of the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines. A small plume of ash and/or steam is blowing west from the summit

Russias Kamchatka Peninsula
February 2000 - Russias Kamchatka Peninsula, lying between the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean to the east

Bezymianny Volcano exhibits a modest plume
November 25, 2009 - Bezymianny Volcano exhibits a modest plume. In this false-color satellite image the plume appears translucent white

Artists concept showing how the surface of Earth appeared during the Hadean eon
Artists concept showing how the surface of the Earth may have appeared beneath its clouds about 500 million years after its birth, also known as the Hadean eon

Satellite image of Russias Kizimen Volcano
January 11, 2012 - Satellite image of Russias Kizimen Volcano. A light-colored plume, likely steam-rich, rises above Kizimenas summit

Satellite view of the Prince Edward Islands
May 5, 2009 - A dusting of ice graced the summit of Marion Island in early May 2009 as waves breaking against the islands shore formed a broken perimeter of white

Satellite view of volcanic fog from Kilauea volcano swirling around the Hawaiian Islands
December 9, 2009 - Satellite view of volcanic fog, also known as vog, from Kilauea volcano swirling around the Hawaiian Islands

The Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian Islands
May 3, 2009 - The Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. The Aleutians are a chain of islands that extend from Alaska toward the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia

Future astronauts observe an eruption on Io, Jupiters super-volcanic moon
Future astronauts observing an eruption on Io, Jupiters super-volcanic moon

Satellite view of Copahue Volcano
February 19, 2013 - Satellite view of Copahue Volcano. Copahueas summit features a glacier adjacent to a warm, acidic lake

Ash Plume from Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
January 3, 2009 - Ash Plume from Soufriere Hills, Montserrat

3D Perspective View of Maat Mons on Venus
April 22, 1992 - A 3D Perspective View of Maat Mons on Venus. Maat Mons is displayed in this computer generated three-dimensional perspective of the surface of Venus

A plume of ash, steam, and other volcanic gases stream from Klyuchevskaya Volcano
December 4, 2010 - A plume of ash, steam, and other volcanic gases stream from Klyuchevskaya Volcano

3D Perspective View of Sapas Mons on Venus
April 22, 1992 - 3D Perspective View of Sapas Mons on Venus. Sapas Mons is displayed in the center of this computer-generated three-dimensional perspective view of the surface of Venus

Eruption of an ice volcano on the surface of Neptunes moon Triton
There is evidence that the south pole of Neptunes satellite Triton is host to dozens of ice volcanoes, or geysers. One such eruption was observed to shoot a towering jet of material to a height of

The view from the rim of the caldera of Olympus Mons on Mars, the largest volcano in the solar system

The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons
June 4, 1998 - A digital mosaic of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the Solar System. It is 27 kilometers high, over 600 kilometers at the base

The Ice Fountains of Enceladus
Giant geysers of water ice crystal shooting hundreds of miles into space from Saturns moon Enceladus, also known as the Fountains of Enceladus

Natural-color image of the north end of the Suguta Valley in Kenya
January 10, 2011 - Natural-color image of the north end of the Suguta Valley in Kenya, including Logipi Lake. Suguta Valley is one of the driest places in Kenya

Satellite image of Semisopochnoi Island in the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska
June 22, 2000 - Satellite view of Semisopochnoi Island, located in the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Situated on the far end of the Aleutians

Satellite view of Mount Fogo
June 10, 2009 - Satellite view of Mount Fogo, a volcanic island in the Republic of Cape Verde of the westernmost tip of Africa

The Aurora-Bodie volcanic field in Nevada
July 5, 2008 - The Aurora-Bodie volcanic field in Nevada includes a series of small lava flows and scoria (cinder) cones that range in age from about 100

Eastern Russias Kizimen volcano
October 26, 2011 - Eastern Russias Kizimen volcano. In this natural-color satellite image, volcanic debris covers the south and east slopes of Kizimen

Artists concept of volcanic activity on the surface of Venus. Based upon analysis of the number and distribution of impact craters across the whole of Venus

Vog from Ambrym Volcano, Vanuatu
January 7, 2014 - Vog from Ambrym Volcano, Vanuatu

Brine falls from volcanic rock drop off to a runoff stream
June 28, 2009 - Brine that was separated from the sea water by a flash steam desalination process falls from volcanic rock drop off to a runoff stream

A Mid-Northern Summer / Southern Winter on Mars
February 14, 2003 - A Mid-Northern Summer/Southern Winters Mars. The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) began its daily global imaging campaign four years ago, on March 9, 1999

A scene on Jupiters moon, Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system

Papua New Guines Manam Volcano releases a thin, faint plume over the Bismarch Sea
June 16, 2010 - Papua New Guines Manam Volcano releases a thin, faint plume as clouds cluster at the volcanoas summit. Brown valleys, bare of vegetation, extend downwards from the summit craters

Artists concept of a view towards Jupiter across the surface of Io
Io is Jupiters innermost large satellite and is about the same size and density as Earths Moon. Io is 260, 000 miles away from Jupiter, which about the same distance as the Moon is from the Earth

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