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.
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A combo of infrared and visible wavelengths exposes the mineral geology around China’s Piqiang Fault.
Landsat 8 captured fine details of the lava flowing in Iceland between the Bardarbunga and Askja volcanoes.
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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.
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Infared satellite imagery shows how lava tubes carry molten basalt from Pu'u 'O'o to the coastal plain.
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On September 5, 2014, two new fissures opened up near Vatnajökull ice cap in the ongoing eruption at Iceland’s Bárdarbunga volcano.
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Satellite views show exposed lava and hot spots in Congo.
The ongoing eruption at the Hawai’ian volcano is apparent in visible, near infrared, and thermal light.
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