Image of volcanic smoke column

Surrounded by clouds, shots of smoke, dust and steam rising from an active volcano are an impressive illustration of nature's power.

These 'extraordinary' photos are produced by the ISS International Space Station crew from 354 km high on a remote island of Russia, the North Pacific.

This unique photo was taken from the ISS satellite at 354 km.

The circular hole above the cloud is thought to be the result of shock waves from the inside of the volcano and in the central area is a gray dust tower 'growing as fast as mushrooms'. For volcanic experts, the most interesting part of the picture is the smooth, white cloud of 'embracing' the layer of dust, like the image of snow covering a small mushroom.

The cloud surrounding the dust layer resembles the image of a small mushroom.

This concentrated air is made up of a rapid rise and cooling of air just above the column of dust, when the air becomes warmer and wetter will form clouds.

The surrounding cloud gradually dissipates before the power of dust.

After that, this cloud gradually broke down and disappeared. Next, a stream of gray dust and smoke began to flow down from the crater. This is the 'deadly' lava, a blend of hot air and dust, which can destroy everything along the way. With a temperature of 600 degrees Celsius and traveling at 209 km per hour, lava is the most dangerous part when the volcano is "awakening".

Instead, "deadly" lava flows from the crater.

Fortunately, Matua Island has no inhabitants, so the explosion of the Sarychev mountain peak, which began a week ago, did not cause human damage. Currently the ISS continues to track the path of the dust cloud.

Lava has a temperature of up to 600 degrees C.

The explosion occurred several hundred kilometers from the world's most bustling air corridor. Hundreds of trips through the Pacific have been diverted to avoid affecting aircraft engines. Sarychev peak is one of the most active 'active' volcanic peaks of the Kuril Islands, Russia, with the most recent activity taking place in 1989.