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Orbital View Of Hawaiian Volcanoes

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
January 16, 2023
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Orbital View Of Hawaiian Volcanoes
Hawaii

The snow-capped peaks of two different volcanoes on the island of Hawaii, Mauna Loa, an active volcano (bottom), and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano (top), are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean.

iss068e033632 (Dec. 27, 2022) – larger image

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