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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo Volcanoes
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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo Volcanoes

These African volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.

Published Aug 1, 2013

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Mount Etna Boils Over
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Mount Etna Boils Over

After maintaining a low simmer for 10 months, Italy’s Etna Volcano boiled over in early February, with three outbursts in 36 hours.

Published Feb 22, 2013

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Kilauea Lava Flows Encroach on Ohia Lehua Forest
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Kilauea Lava Flows Encroach on Ohia Lehua Forest

Volcanic Activity in Kilauea’s East Rift Zone is concentrated in the Kahauale’a 2 lava flow.

Published Sep 9, 2013

Land Volcanoes

Roiling Flows on Holuhraun Lava Field
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Roiling Flows on Holuhraun Lava Field

Landsat 8 captured fine details of the lava flowing in Iceland between the Bardarbunga and Askja volcanoes.

Published Sep 10, 2014

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Kilauea’s June 27 Lava Flow
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Kilauea’s June 27 Lava Flow

Landsat 8 captured these images of lava moving through forests in Hawaii on September 24, 2014.

Published Oct 1, 2014

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Lava Flows on Tolbachik Volcano
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Lava Flows on Tolbachik Volcano

Infrared light reveals details of the evolving lava flows on Russia’s Tolbachik Volcano.

Published Feb 19, 2013

Land Volcanoes

Fresh Lava on Kilauea, Hawaii
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Fresh Lava on Kilauea, Hawaii

Infared satellite imagery shows how lava tubes carry molten basalt from Pu'u 'O'o to the coastal plain.

Published Oct 23, 2012

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Fissure Eruptions on Erta Ale
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Fissure Eruptions on Erta Ale

Ethiopia’s most active volcano has seen a surge of recent activity.

Published Jan 28, 2017

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Lava Flow on Volcán de Fuego
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Lava Flow on Volcán de Fuego

In September 2016, one of Central America’s most active volcanoes began to stir.

Published Sep 18, 2016

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Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano
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Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano

Satellite observations detected a glowing lava flow on the slopes of the Kamchatkan volcano.

Published Sep 19, 2013

Land Volcanoes

Why is the Amazon Forest Red?
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Why is the Amazon Forest Red?

The MESSENGER spacecraft gave us this near-infrared view of the Americas, where the dense vegetation of the Amazon and other forests appears dark red.

Published Mar 7, 2014

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Arid Iran in False Color
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Arid Iran in False Color

False-color satellite imagery offers insight that goes beyond what the human eye can see.

Published Mar 6, 2016

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Eruption from Llaima Volcano, Chile
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Eruption from Llaima Volcano, Chile

A false-color image of Llaima Volcano shows lava flows streaking the summit on April 6, 2009.

Published Apr 9, 2009

Land Volcanoes

Holuhraun Lava Flow
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Holuhraun Lava Flow

Satellites continue to capture spectacular views of the ongoing eruption near Bardarbunga.

Published Sep 16, 2014

Heat Land Volcanoes

The Many Hues of London
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The Many Hues of London

While a typical digital camera takes one picture of a scene based on information from the visible spectrum, Landsat generates multiple views of everything it images.

Published Aug 1, 2012

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Lava Flows on Kilauea
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Lava Flows on Kilauea

Two active lave flows: the Kahaulae’a 2 flow and the Peace Day flow, extend north and south from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o.

Published Jul 9, 2013

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