Bad Astronomy -
12 Jul 2015 13:00
It's been a while since I've posted an amazing volcano picture from space, so here you go: The Wolf volcano on the Galapagos island of Isabela. But it's not what you think: This shot was taken by NASA's Terra Earth-observing satellite on June 11, 2015, a few weeks after an eruption. You can see the caldera near the bottom of the photo, with a weak plume still flowing out. You might think the red is hot lava, but everything is not as it seems. Usually, color images are a combination of images tak...
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