One of Russia's most active volcanoes just erupted violently, creating plumes of ash and dust that were visible from space.
The Shiveluch volcano in eastern Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupted shortly after midnight on Tuesday (April 11), creating an ash cloud that spread for 41,700 square miles (108,000 square kilometers), Reuters reported. The clouds of debris emanating from the eruption prompted aviation safety notices in the area and covered villages throughout the region in ash as deep as 3.3 inches (8.5 centimeters). The fallout from the eruption was the largest in 60 years, the Associated Press reported.
